Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years - A Play
by Emily Mann, Annie Elizabeth Delany, Sarah Louise Delany, Amy Hill Hearth
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Author: Amy Hill Hearth, Annie Elizabeth Delany, Emily Mann, Sarah Louise DelanyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-01
ISBN: 0822215020
Number of pages: 72
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
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Book Review: The delightful Delany sisters
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was recommended to me by my 95-year-old mother, and I must say it was an excellent recommendation.
Author Amy Hill Hearth must have had numerous conversations with Sadie (age 102) and her "little sister" Bessie (100). The book is written with the words and the spirit of these two special ladies shining through each page. The Delany sisters were born to a father who was a former slave and who got an education and later became the first black bishop in the Episcopal Church. Their mother had white blood, but she chose to marry and socialize among the black race. As the sister explain, if you had one drop of black blood at that time, you were considered a Negro.
The sisters describe their growing-up years and their gratitude for their parents' love, guidance, and the high standards of conduct which they held up to their children. They tell what is was like to be chased by the Ku Klux Klan, discriminated against by teachers and employers, and be the victims of the Jim Crow laws. They mention the illustrious black people, such as Adam Clayton Powell, and Cab Calloway, who were part of their social circle. They tell about their patriotism during WWI and WWII and in one of the most poignant comments in the book Bessie says, "We were good citizens, good Americans! We loved our country, even though it didn't love us back."
This is a look back at American history by two women whose family was prominent in the black community, but mostly unknown in the white world.
It is an eye-opener and is a wonderful story.
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