num_pages: 288
description: This “sure-to-be-classic account of 1960s desegregation” (Los Angeles Times) tells the inspiring story of the Carters, black Mississippi sharecroppers who sent their children to integrate an all-white school system. “Silver Rights is pure gold!” (Julian Bond). Introduction by Marian Wright Edelman.
language: English
title: Silver Rights: The story of the Carter family's brave decision to send their children to an all-white school and claim their civil rights
titlecomplete: Silver Rights: The story of the Carter family's brave decision to send their children to an all-white school and claim their civil rights
genres: History, Nonfiction, Memoir
ratings_count: 110
places: Mississippi
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Lillian Smith Book Award
publisher: Harvest Books