Still Marching On
by Lynda Stephenson is the story of a young college girl at the height of the
Civil Rights Movement. She must fight against the injustice of the Jim Crow
laws and as well as social practices which could keep her from following her
dreams.
Frankilee Baxter is a young white college student at Athena
College where her roommate, Eleanor, is African American. Together, they join
the Civil Rights Movement when racial tensions are very explosive. Frankilee is
the type of girl who likes to shock people and study their reactions. She begins
to conduct social experiments and writing about her experiences. She is able to
sell a few of her stories to the New York Times. She joins sit-ins at a local
department store who refused to serve African Americans. She joins Freedom
Rides which leads to time in jail. While she fights for social change, she must
deal with the everyday issues at home. Her mom is sick. Her dad is having
trouble with the bank. Her aunt is trying to bully everyone to follow her plan
for the grandfather’s ranch land. And she falls in love with Calvin Morris, a
law student who seeks the social change she does. Will Frankilee succeed in her
dreams of journalism? Will she be able to forge the social change she seeks to
see in the world? Will her dream of marrying Calvin come true?
I enjoyed Still
Marching On. It is an interesting book with a passionate retelling of the
Civil Rights Movement from a participant who seems so unlikely. The details the
author put into the events are graphic but very real. You shiver as you know
that person suffered injustices and cruelties as they fought for civil rights.
Frankilee is passionate, rash, impulsive and ready to take on the social
injustices. The debates between Frankilee and those on the other side and the
opinions expressed are dealt with realistically. I highly recommend Still Marching On.
Still Marching On
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