Product Details
Category - Non Fiction / Social Science
Format - Paperback
Condition - Good
Listed - 9 days ago
Est. Publication Date - Sep 1996
Seller Description
The title “Amazing Grace” refers to the grace that children in these communities demonstrate through their strength, optimism, and dreams for a better life, despite their circumstances. The book is both a social critique and a call to action, urging readers to recognize the moral and ethical responsibility to address the deep disparities in American society. In essence, “Amazing Grace” is a passionate, empathetic examination of the intersection of poverty, race, and education in America, and a plea for greater compassion and social responsibility in confronting these issues.
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Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation
ISBN: 9780060976972
Publisher Description
The children in this book defy the stereotypes of urban youth too frequently presented by the media. Tender, generous and often religiously devout, they speak with eloquence and honesty about the pove...
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