Nevertheless, We Persisted: 48 Voices of Defiance, Strength, and Courage - Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar, Alia Shawkat, Azure Antoinette
Category: Autobiography & Biographies
Tags: Autobiography & Biographies
A powerful collection of essays from actors, activists, athletes, politicians, musicians, writers, and teens, including Senator Amy Klobuchar, actress Alia Shawkat, actor Maulik Pancholy, poet Azure Antoinette, teen activist Gavin Grimm, and many, many more, each writing about a time in their youth when they were held back because of their race, gender, or sexual identity - but persisted. Arent you a terrorist? There are no roles for people who look like you. Thats a sin. No girls allowed. Theyve heard it all.Actress Alia Shawkat reflects on all the parts she was told she was too ethnic to play. Former NFL player Wade Davis recalls his bullying of gay classmates in an attempt to hide his own sexuality. Teen Gavin Grimm shares the story that led to the infamous bathroom bill, and how hes fighting it. Holocaust survivor Fanny Starr tells of her harrowing time in Auschwitz, where she watched her family disappear, one by one. What made them rise up through the hate?What made them overcome
