Tell them we are rising a memoir of faith in education
Ruth Wright Hayre grew up in a close, genteel family that had prized learning since the days of the Civil War. At age ten, her grandfather, Richard Robert Wright, led by his remarkable mother, marched 200 miles to attend a school for emancipated slaves in a discarded railroad boxcar in Atlanta.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Wiley
1997
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| Summary: | Ruth Wright Hayre grew up in a close, genteel family that had prized learning since the days of the Civil War. At age ten, her grandfather, Richard Robert Wright, led by his remarkable mother, marched 200 miles to attend a school for emancipated slaves in a discarded railroad boxcar in Atlanta. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index |
| Physical Description: | xv, 206 p. ill. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0471126799 |