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This is the autobiography of a quiet woman whose exceptional social conscience and actions are an example of the influence one person can have on society without being either rich or in a lofty political position. As a young woman, Dorothy Sterlings concern for working people in America led her to the Communist Party in the 1930s, a refuge for many with noble intentions. In the 1950s, her concern for the plight of African Americans led her to help integrate her own community of Rye, New York. She went on to become one of the most prolific authors of works of African American history, first for young readers with books such as Mary Jane, the first book about a young black girl growing up in the South. Later works for adults were equally important and influential, including a documentary book on black womens lives which would become a play performed throughout the country and a life of Abolitionist Abby Kelly. Sterlings fascination and concern for the environment led her to write a wonderful natural his
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