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Unafraid of the Dark: A Memoir by Rosemary Bray

kexski69's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

crankylibrarian's review against another edition

4.0

Now a Unitarian minister and social activist, Bray-McNatt wrote this searing memoir as a response to the "welfare to Work" policies of the '90s, which she felt reflected an increasing demonization of the poor, especially poor black women. Her recollections of her resolute and determined mother, undeterred by poverty, lack of education and an abusive husband, are truly inspiring, and her struggles to fit in and feel accepted at Frances Parker school (which comes off quite well) and Yale remain as timely as ever.