Four spirits : a novel
Naslund, Sena Jeter
Four spirits : a novel / Sena Jeter Naslund. - 1st ed - New York : Morrow , 2003. - xv, 524 p. ; 25 cm.
"Stella Silver is an idealistic, young white college student brought up by her genteel, mannered aunts. She first witnesses the events of the freedom movement from a safe distance but, along with her friend Cat Cartwright, is soon drawn into the mounting conflagration. Stella's and Cat's lives are forever altered by their new friendships with other committed freedom fighters." "A student at a black college, Christine Taylor is inspired to action by the examples of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth. She courageously struggles to balance her family responsibilities, education, and work with the passions and dangers of the demonstrations. Her friend Gloria Callahan, a gifted young cellist and descendant of a runaway slave, tries to move beyond her personal shyness and family coziness to enter a wider circle, including blacks and whites, men and women, all involved with the protests. Lionel Parish, teacher, preacher, and peddler of funeral insurance, battles his own demons of lust and self-preservation, while New York activist Jonathan Green gives up a promising career as a pianist to work for racial justice in the South."--BOOK JACKET.
9780066212388
2003051170
Civil rights movements----Fiction
Birmingham (Ala.)----Fiction
Historical fiction
Political fiction
PS3564.A827 / F68 2003
FIC NAS
Four spirits : a novel / Sena Jeter Naslund. - 1st ed - New York : Morrow , 2003. - xv, 524 p. ; 25 cm.
"Stella Silver is an idealistic, young white college student brought up by her genteel, mannered aunts. She first witnesses the events of the freedom movement from a safe distance but, along with her friend Cat Cartwright, is soon drawn into the mounting conflagration. Stella's and Cat's lives are forever altered by their new friendships with other committed freedom fighters." "A student at a black college, Christine Taylor is inspired to action by the examples of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth. She courageously struggles to balance her family responsibilities, education, and work with the passions and dangers of the demonstrations. Her friend Gloria Callahan, a gifted young cellist and descendant of a runaway slave, tries to move beyond her personal shyness and family coziness to enter a wider circle, including blacks and whites, men and women, all involved with the protests. Lionel Parish, teacher, preacher, and peddler of funeral insurance, battles his own demons of lust and self-preservation, while New York activist Jonathan Green gives up a promising career as a pianist to work for racial justice in the South."--BOOK JACKET.
9780066212388
2003051170
Civil rights movements----Fiction
Birmingham (Ala.)----Fiction
Historical fiction
Political fiction
PS3564.A827 / F68 2003
FIC NAS
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