The mid-fifties were a challenging time for all African Americans. Especially in the Jim Crow South where author Thomas Mann, Jr. grew up. Even though slavery had been abolished with the 13th Amendment on December 6th, 1895, blacks were still enslaved in other wayssuch as the unspoken rules his grandmother reminded him of before he was allowed to venture out into his segregated community. In The Call to Serve, the author reveals what it was like to grow up during this oppressive time in our nations history and how he chose to rise above this oppression by earning a law degree and serving as a state senator and civil rights attorney. In the pages of his book, he shares the struggles and successes of a decorated career that spanned more than four decades.
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