Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Introduction 1
4. Chapter 1. A Long Line of Strong Women 9
5. Chapter 2. Growth and Exploration 24
6. Chapter 3. A Rift 35
7. Chapter 4. Everything New 44
8. Chapter 5. New in Town 60
9. Chapter 6. Class and Privilege 77
10. Chapter 7. New York City 88
11. Chapter 8. Digging Roots 102
12. Chapter 9. Conflict and War 118
13. Chapter 10. No More Mourning 135
14. Chapter 11. We Will Overcome 147
15. Chapter 12. Getting Out of Town 160
16. Chapter 13. Changing Direction 171
17. Chapter 14. Trauma 185
18. Chapter 15. Lunging Toward Civil Rights 194
19. Chapter 16. Chicago 203
20. Chapter 17. Contempt and Johns Island 208
21. Chapter 18. Sustainability 220
22. Chapter 19. Rosa Parks and the End of the Line 225
23. Chapter 20. A Sudden, Shocking Accident 232
24. Epilogue 247
25. Acknowledgments 254
26. Notes 256
27. Books Cited 284
28. Index 286