23 Miles and Running: My American journey from chopping cotton in the Mississippi Delta to sleeping in the White House Contributor(s): Pinkins, Ty (Author) |
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ISBN: 1641374969 ISBN-13: 9781641374965 Publisher: New Degree Press OUR PRICE: $26.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - African American & Black - Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.15 lbs) 336 pages |
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Publisher Description: According to USNews, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 21.9% compared to a national average of 11.8%. In 23 Miles and Running, Pinkins shares his journey-with a deep sense of humility and the realization that he is not an anomaly. Just as there were many others like him walking those rows of cotton back then, there are many children still in the Mississippi Delta who continue to grow up in poverty. This book asks readers if they have:
Pinkins' story speaks to the underdog-the people in society who are facing seemingly insurmountable odds-and lets them know that they can overcome and achieve anything. |