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Taylor,
Mildred D.
THE
ROAD TO MEMPHIS
New
York : Dial Books, 1990.
IL YA
RL 6.9
ISBN
0803703406
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| Cassie
is looking forward to returning to school following a long illness. The
country is abuzz with talk of war but Cassie is just worried about her
life as a young African American is Mississippi. When Cassie's friend Moe
gets in a fight with some white boys, Cassie knows that Moe must leave
Mississippi because there is no way he'll get a fair trial there. A group
of friends set out to drive Moe to Memphis so he can catch a train to Chicago.
Along the way, they face prejudice and intolerance. |
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SUBJECTS:
Race relations -- Fiction
Prejudices -- Fiction
African Americans -- Fiction
Mississippi -- Fiction |
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