Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

About this book

Warm feisty and intelligent the Delany sisters speak their mind in a book that is at once a vital historical record and a moving portrait of two remarkable women who continued to love laugh and embrace life after over a hundred years of living side by side. Their sharp memories show us the post-Reconstruction South and Booker T. Washington; Harlems Golden Age and Langston Hughes W.E.B. Du Bois and Paul Robeson. Bessie breaks barriers to become a dentist; Sadie quietly integrates the New York City system as a high school teacher. Their extraordinary story makes an important contribution to our nations heritageand an indelible impression on our lives.