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As the fight for equal rights continues, Defiant takes a critical look at the strides and struggles of the past in this revelatory and moving memoir about a young Black man growing up in the South during the heart of the Civil Rights Movement. For fans of It''s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime, Stamped, and Brown Girl Dreaming.

With his compelling memoir, Hudson will inspire young readers to
emulate his ideals and accomplishments.” –Booklist, Starred Review
 
Born in 1946 in Mansfield, Louisiana, Wade Hudson came of age against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement. From their home on Mary Street, his close-knit family watched as the country grappled with desegregation, as the Klan targeted the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and as systemic racism struck across the nation and in their hometown.

Amidst it all, Wade was growing up. Getting into scuffles, playing baseball,

Defiant

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    A Hardback by Wade Hudson

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      Publisher Crown Books for Young Readers
      Published 12 October 2021
      ISBN-13 9780593126363
      978-0593126363
      ISBN-10 059312636X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      As the fight for equal rights continues, Defiant takes a critical look at the strides and struggles of the past in this revelatory and moving memoir about a young Black man growing up in the South during the heart of the Civil Rights Movement. For fans of It''s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime, Stamped, and Brown Girl Dreaming.

      With his compelling memoir, Hudson will inspire young readers to
      emulate his ideals and accomplishments.” –Booklist, Starred Review
       
      Born in 1946 in Mansfield, Louisiana, Wade Hudson came of age against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement. From their home on Mary Street, his close-knit family watched as the country grappled with desegregation, as the Klan targeted the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and as systemic racism struck across the nation and in their hometown.

      Amidst it all, Wade was growing up. Getting into scuffles, playing baseball,

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