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Bezig met laden... The Louder I Will Singdoor Lee Lawrence
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I don't think this is the best written book but I do think it feels very authentic and is inspiring. Lee Lawrence witnessed his mother get shot by the police for no reason when he was 11. As he grew up he tried to find justice for her, and he often seems slightly amazed in the book at what he has managed to achieve. His persistence is truly impressive when set against a difficult bureaucratic system which does not want to take responsibility. I was also impressed by his personal qualities, whether caring for his mum, setting up a taxi service for disabled people, or fighting his way through the legal process with minimal money or help. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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WINNER OF THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2020 'This is the story of arguably one of the most important, yet least known, events in modern British history. Lee's journey and fight for justice are both inspiring and enraging' AKALA What would you do if the people you trusted to uphold the law committed a crime against you? Who would you turn to? And how long would you fight them for? On 28th September 1985, Lee Lawrence's mother Cherry Groce was wrongly shot by police during a raid on her Brixton home. The bullet shattered her spine and she never walked again. In the chaos that followed, 11-year-old Lee watched in horror as the News falsely pronounced his mother dead. In Brixton, already a powder keg because of the deep racism that the community was experiencing, it was the spark needed to trigger two days of rioting that saw buildings brought down by petrol bombs, cars torched and shops looted. But for Lee, it was a spark that lit a flame that would burn for the next 30 years as he fought to get the police to recognise their wrongdoing. His life had changed forever: he was now his mother's carer, he had seen first-hand the prejudice that existed in his country, and he was at the mercy of a society that was working against him. And yet that flame - for justice, for peace, for change - kept him going. The Louder I Will Sing is a powerful, compelling and uplifting memoir about growing up in modern Britain as a young Black man. It's a story both of people and politics, of the underlying racism beneath many of our most important institutions, but also the positive power that hope, faith and love can bring in response. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)942.165History and Geography Europe England and Wales London South London Lambeth BoroughLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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