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Mary Herring Wright's book adds an important dimension to current literature in that it is a story about an African American deaf child. Her account is historically significant because it provides valuable descriptive information about the faculty and staff of the residential school for Black deaf and blind students she attended. She writes from a unique perspective because she was both a student and a student teacher.
This engrossing narrative details the schools's curriculum, which included a week-long Black History celebration where students learned about important Black figures such as Madame Walker, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and George Washington Carver. It also describes the physical facilities as well as changes in those facilities over the years. Also, the story occurs during two major events in American history, the Depression and World War II.
Wright's account is one of enduring faith, perseverance, and optimism. Her keen observations will serve as a source of inspiration for others who are challenged in their own ways by life's obstacles.
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Deafness, Biography, African American women, Deaf women, African americans, biography, Deaf, biography, Deaf, North carolina, biography, African Americans, Women, Persons With Hearing Impairments, Femmes sourdes, Biographies, Noires américaines, Noirs américains, Femmes, African American, SOCIAL SCIENCE, People with Disabilities, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Social Scientists & Psychologists, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / GeneralEdition | Availability |
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Sounds Like Home: Growing up Black and Deaf in the South
2019, Gallaudet University Press
in English
1944838597 9781944838591
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Sounds Like Home: Growing Up Black and Deaf in the South
Sep 30, 2019, Gallaudet University Press
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1944838589 9781944838584
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Sounds Like Home: Growing Up Black and Deaf in the South
April 15, 1999, Gallaudet University Press
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1563680807 9781563680809
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Sounds Like Home: Growing up Black and Deaf in the South
1999, Gallaudet University Press
in English
0585104875 9780585104874
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Sounds Like Home: Growing up Black and Deaf in the South
1999, Gallaudet University Press
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1563682494 9781563682490
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