Song for My Father
Memoir of an All-American Family
$30.99
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2005
Summary
Song for My Father is a daughter’s memoir of her father, Charles M. Stokes, a prominent African-American member of the National Republican Party. Known as “Stokey,” he was born just forty years after the abolition of slavery. But by the time he became a pioneer in the fields of law, legislation, and politics – during the turbulent and transformative 1960s and 70s – contemporary associations of the GOP with the “party of Lincoln” had faded. Stokes’s choice to remain a Republican against the tide of black Democratic political loyalty took courage. He would live to become Seattle’s first black state legislator and serve as Washington State’s first African-American district court judge.
With Song for My Father, Ms. Stokes pays tribute to a man whose love for his country, his family, and his people made a world of difference for generations to come. Stokes’s life is a compelling example of what American Dreams are made of.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780743474054 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0743474058 |
| Author: | Stephanie Stokes Oliver |
| Publisher: | Atria Books |
| Imprint: | Atria Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2005 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 127mm x 203mm |
Critics Review
”[A] touching tribute to…the late Charles M. Stokes, a proud Republican and Seattle’s first African-American state legislator.”
– Essence
“Sheds new light on the historical role of blacks within the Republican Party and offers readers a glimpse of the world of a man who forged his own path and encouraged his children to do the same.”
– Town & Country
”[A]n amazing piece of history.”
– Janis F. Kearney, presidential diarist to Bill Clinton
”[Charles M. Stokes’s] life is a testament to the American-ness of us all.”
– Benilde Little, author of Acting Out
Stephanie Stokes Oliver
Stephanie Stokes Oliver is the author of Daily Cornbread: 365 Secrets for a Healthy Mind, Body, and Spirit; Seven Soulful Secrets for Finding Your Purpose & Minding Your Mission; and Song for My Father: Memoir of an All-American Family. Formerly the editor of Essence, and founding editor-in-chief of Heart & Soul, she started her magazine career at Glamour. For more information, see StephanieStokesOliver.com.
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