Ruth J. Simmons grew up the twelfth child of sharecroppers in a home with no running water and no electricity. Up Home is an inspiring, indelible memoir from the daughter of sharecroppers who became the first Black president of an Ivy League university—an uplifting story of girlhood and the power of family, community, and the classroom to transform one young person’s life.
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Up Home – by Ruth J Simmons (Hardcover)
$27.00
10 in stock
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Ruth J. Simmons grew up the twelfth child of sharecroppers in a home with no running water and no electricity. Up Home is an inspiring, indelible memoir from the daughter of sharecroppers who became the first Black president of an Ivy League university—an uplifting story of girlhood and the power of family, community, and the classroom to transform one young person’s life.