Stepping Stones: Memoir of a Life Together
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (546 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0739127500 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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There they experienced a way of living that they later sought to carry into the larger society. Throughout, the Lynds, who became Quakers in the early 1960s, have been committed to nonviolence. Through trips to Central America in the 1980s, Staughton and Alice became familiar with the concept of “accompaniment.” To them, accompaniment means placing themselves at the side of the poor and oppressed, not as dispensers of charity or as guilty fugitives from the middle class, but as equals in a joint process to which each person brings an essential kind of expertise. But both sought to address the social problems of their times through more than their professio
They take the reader down unexpected roads, making difficult choices that often require harsh sacrifice. Through that winding journey, they were rock-like in their commitment to peace and social justice, and steadfast in their bond to one another. (Michael Honey, author of Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign)Staughton and Alice Lynd forged an extraordinary partnershiop over half a century, which carried them from Harvard and Radcliffe to the deep South, from there to union organizing in the Midwest, and then to experiences in Latin America and the Middle East. Together they find beauty where others might find only despair. Read this remarkable story and your spirit will be enriched. (Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States and professor emeritus of Political Science, Boston University)Alice and Staughton Lynd have w
Honest and vibrant look at two activists who extend love within their family and the world Monica Maria Tetzlaff This book is beautifully written and inspiring. Alice and Staughton Lynd accompany each other, workers, and poor people working for justice and peace around the world.
Staughton Lynd and Alice Lynd have edited Nonviolence in America: A Documentary History; Homeland: Oral Histories of Palestine and Palestinians; Rank and File: Personal Histories by Working-Class Organizers; and The New Rank and File.