ECHOES OUT OF THE BURTON
AUTOBIOGRAPHIC ESSAYS OF HELEN H. GENTRY
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"Join Helen, an African American woman, on an odyssey: Skiing the backcountry of Utah; Marching on Washington D.C. with Martin Luther King Jr.; Walking to freedom after enslavement in America; Discovering our world with travel; Treading through America's labyrinth of racism; while, Living Black in America and loving it; Rejoicing the challenges of familial life; Stalking through the 'hoods" of Detroit, while, Trying to make a difference for the better."
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"This book consists of autobiographic essays of Helen H. Gentry, an African American octogenarian, and the genealogy of the Gentry family. Helen's essays are extracted from a 25 year personal and family collection of documents and photographs housed in the the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library. The subjects cover: family, social, economic life; political, civil rights, cultural activities; religious participation, continuing education and travel, recreation and skiing engagements."
About the Author
HELEN H. GENTRY is a retired Detroit Public Schools World History Teacher, living in Detroit, Michigan. Helen's lifetime avocation has been writing unpublished essays, journals, letters, poems and plays. Many are included in her memoirs.