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Dear President Harding: Congratulations on becoming the twenty-ninth president of our country. I know there is much that will require your time during your years in office. The road may be hard and sometimes dark, but if we take the right road, weMoreDear President Harding: Congratulations on becoming the twenty-ninth president of our country. I know there is much that will require your time during your years in office. The road may be hard and sometimes dark, but if we take the right road, we often find a light at the end. I will pray for you to find that right road. Among your many tasks along that road will have to be a concerted effort to stop the lynching of our people. We urge you to push for the passing of the anti-lynching bill, so that our country can see the light. I want you to know, too, you will be hearing from me often. With the very best wishes during your days at the helm. Respectfully yours, Mary Rice Hayes Allen And indeed, Harding was to hear from her-often. -from Freedoms Child. Early Praise For Freedoms Child Clear-eyed, courageous, and irresistible.... I defy anyone to finish Freedoms Child without a tear in the eye, a sense of meeting a great spirit, and an inspiration to act with generosity and justice -Gloria Steinem One womans battle for racial equality from Reconstruction to the Depression.... a forceful testament. -Kirkus Reviews A sweeping story that deftly interweaves the personal saga of a woman with her tumultuous times. -Booklist Freedoms Child reclaims a triumphant and untold part of all of our history. A book remarkable in its revelations and inspiring. -Toi Derricotte, author of The Black Notebook Freedoms Child. The Life of a Confederate Generals Black Daughter by Carrie Allen McCray
