Events for Nov 29, 2024

Praying for Sheetrock by Melissa Fay Greene  Praying for Sheetrock is the non-fiction saga of the first black commissioner in a Georgia backwater seemingly bypassed by the civil rights movement. The political awakening of this isolated African American community in coastal McIntosh County is accelerated by events that challenge the power-wielding sheriff and generate a struggle for justice and dignity.  Author  Melissa Fay Greene was born in Macon, Georgia, moved in childhood to Dayton, Ohio, and graduated from [...]