{"product_id":"james-lee-purnell-jr-memories-of-struggles-and-progress-in-a-segregated-worcester-county-maryland","title":"James Lee Purnell Jr. : Memories of Struggles and Progress in a Segregated Worcester County, Maryland","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an autobiography of the first African-American elected to public office in Worcester County, Maryland. James Lee Purnell Jr. grew up on the outskirts of the small town of Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland in a time when Jim Crow reigned.The love of family and neighbors sustained him during those difficult times, and he followed in the entrepreneurial footsteps of his parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorcester County was slow to evolve, even after the passage of the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act. Seeking to spur change in his neglected and put-upon community, he joined with his neighborhood organizations, as well as the local and state NAACP for the biggest fights of his life - and won.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLooking forward, he shares his concerns about milestones not yet reached and the possibility of society slipping back into the days of old.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kimberly A. Chase","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44305707991201,"sku":"9780977282265","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1kwmpezz-front-shortedge-384_a81d0764-dce1-4e32-af51-b7f8b6806435.jpg?v=1748236498","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/james-lee-purnell-jr-memories-of-struggles-and-progress-in-a-segregated-worcester-county-maryland","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}