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David
Margolick has written a moving yet somber piece of work. His book perfectly captures the mood of
racial progress in America. For all the
answers you thought you knew, there are just more questions. Are white folks really interested in racial reconciliation
or are they unable to admit their culpability. Or maybe black folks have too
much anger and resentment to move on from the past. Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan Massery
were part of history for all the wrong and right reasons. Their story starts in 1957 during America’s
tumultuous Civil Rights Era. Two women from different sides of the tracks met
on a day that changed their lives forever.
Eckford one of the Little Rock Nine, only wanted to get an
education. And Massery only wanted to be
seen. At the end of the book I had my own questions. Was Eckford doing
something noble or was she being used as a pawn? And was Massery better suited to be a
scapegoat than an agent of change? Don’t
get me wrong because there is reflection and redemption in these pages. But while we have made many significant
strides, we still have a long way to go.
