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Having our say

the Delany sisters' first 100 years
Chronicles the experiences of two African-American women growing up in North Carolina at the turn-of-the-century.

Having our say

the Delany sisters' first one hundred years
2000
Explores the lives of two sisters, Bessie and Sadie Delany, who lived to be over 100. Recounts their experiences with racism and sexism throughout the twentieth century. (94 min.).

All honest men

a biographical novel
2003
A fictional account of the life of J. Willis Newton, a sharecropper's son who became the notorious leader of a band of outlaws.

The Delany sisters reach high

2002
A biography of the childhood of the Delany sisters, who became educated high achievers in New York City in spite of the racial bias current during their lifetimes.

Giants for justice

Bethune, Randolph, and King
1978
Biographical sketches of three outstanding black leaders who did much to pave the way toward dignity and freedom for their people in education, labor, and civil rights.

The Delany sisters' book of everyday wisdom

1994
Bessie and Elizabeth Delany, both over one-hundred years old, answer questions and offer advice on a variety of everyday topics.

A. Philip Randolph

integration in the workplace
1990
A biography of the civil rights activist who organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which acted as a labor union for Pullman car porters.

Michigan's Marguerite de Angeli

the story of Lapeer's native author-illustrator
1987

A. Philip Randolph

1989
A biography of the civil rights activist who organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which acted as a labor union for Pullman car porters.

On my own at 107

reflections on life without Bessie
1997
Sarah Delany, the surviving sister of the duo made famous in "Having Our Say," the story of the African-American women's long, remarkable lives, shares her reflections on living without Bessie after over a century of being together.

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