The legacies that parents and church and teachers left to my generation of Black children were priceless but not material: a living faith reflected in daily service, the discipline of hard work and stick-to-itiveness, and a capacity to struggle in the face of adversity.


The Measure of our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours (ed. Beacon Press, 2013) - ISBN: 9780807096284

Marian Wright Edelman Quotes

The legacies that parents and church and teachers left to my generation of Black children were priceless but not material: a living faith reflected...

The legacies that parents and church and teachers left to my generation of Black children were priceless but not material: a living faith reflected...

The legacies that parents and church and teachers left to my generation of Black children were priceless but not material: a living faith reflected...

The legacies that parents and church and teachers left to my generation of Black children were priceless but not material: a living faith reflected...