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Praying For Sheetrock: A Work Of Nonfiction

Praying For Sheetrock: A Work Of Nonfiction

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22 JAN 2021

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Why is this interesting? - The County Edition

Melissa Fay Greene takes you through the ins-and-outs of the majority-Black county electing their first Black county commissioner in the late 1970s in Praying for Sheetrock.

Praying For Sheetrock: A Work Of Nonfiction by Melissa Fay Greene is a compelling narrative that recounts the events of 1978 in McIntosh County, Georgia, which saw the election of the first black county commissioner after a long period of political and civil rights struggle. The book provides a stark look at the rural South and the ongoing battle for equality and justice.

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