“My mouth always worked a whole lot faster than my good sense.” (1)
Starla Jane Claudelle found herself on a collision course with the Civil Rights movement, discrimination, and her mother. I expected far more from her, and I kept forgetting that she was only nine years old. She was frustrating. A liar. Sassy. And at times, selfish. BUT, she was only nine. In two weeks time she learned a lot about her own environment and that of the coloreds she co-existed with in 1963 Mississippi. What she learned in those two weeks changed her life’s trajectory, and that of the people around her. I was hoping for a happily-ever-after...in the United States that is something we still grapple with - equality and respect for all.
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