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Author:
McBath, Lucia Kay, author.
Title:
Standing our ground : the triumph of faith over gun violence : a mother's story / Lucia Kay McBath with Rosemarie Robotham.
Edition:
First 37 Ink/Atria Books Hardcover edition.
Publisher:
37 Ink/ATRIA,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
viii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
McBath, Lucia Kay.
Mothers of murder victims--Biography.
African American mothers--Biography.
Gun control--United States.
Autobiographies.
Other Authors:
Robotham, Rosemarie, 1957- author.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
In guns we trust -- Black Friday -- Civil rights baby -- Stones from the river -- Caregiver -- Paper boat -- Finding faith -- Love again -- Fast traps -- A hard choice -- Premonition -- Loud music -- The right to exist -- A wider lens -- Every mom -- A long-held secret -- The color of justice -- A jury of his peers -- God, the protector -- Hope dealers -- Say their names -- Epilogue : the letter.
Summary:
"From the national spokesperson for Everytown for Gun Safety and leading gun violence prevention advocate comes the riveting memoir of a mother's loss and call to action, as well as a faith-based exploration of how the nation's gun laws put a deadly target on American lives"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1501187783
9781501187780
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1045646733
LCCN:
2018028189
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
VWPC964 -- Calmar Public Library (Calmar)
YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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