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Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America by Stacey Abrams: Conversation Starters
Political activist and former legislator at the Georgia House of Representatives, Stacey Abrams has written her non-fiction book titled Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America. The book became a New York Times Best Seller and was also selected as A People Magazine Book of the Week.
The first Minority Leader of African American origin at the Georgia House of Representatives, Abrams stresses the importance of voting and the history of the nation’s continued suppression of voter rights. She also gives a guide and a hope to the citizens of America to exercise their rights and to change the course of history.
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and the characters and its world still live on.
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and invite us into the world that lives on.
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• Foster a deeper understanding of the book
• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups
• Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately
• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before
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Political activist and former legislator at the Georgia House of Representatives, Stacey Abrams has written her non-fiction book titled Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America. The book became a New York Times Best Seller and was also selected as A People Magazine Book of the Week.
The first Minority Leader of African American origin at the Georgia House of Representatives, Abrams stresses the importance of voting and the history of the nation’s continued suppression of voter rights. She also gives a guide and a hope to the citizens of America to exercise their rights and to change the course of history.
A Brief Look Inside:
EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER
than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,
and the characters and its world still live on.
Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to
bring us beneath the surface of the page
and invite us into the world that lives on.
These questions can be used to create hours of conversation:
• Foster a deeper understanding of the book
• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups
• Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately
• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before
Disclaimer: This book you are about to enjoy is an independent resource to supplement the original book, enhancing your experience. If you have not yet purchased a copy of the original book, please do before purchasing this unofficial Conversation Starters.
Download your copy now on sale
Read it on your PC, Mac, iOS or Android smartphone, tablet devices.
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Introducing Our Time Is Now
Stacey Abrams, the former legislator of Georgia has written her latest book titled Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America. She narrowly lost the election of Governor in 2018 and is considered a strong contender through the Democratic Party for the 2020 Vice Presidential election. The author wrote the book to raise awareness of the extreme importance of voting and how and why voting rights are suppressed.
Abrams begins her book by referring to a past incident that had occurred in 1968. It was a year of great tumult in U.S. history wherein Richard Nixon wished to win the presidential election by promising to restore law and order. Abrams' grandmother, Wilter Abrams, was afraid to cast her first-ever vote in Mississippi. It had been three years since the Voting Rights Act had been passed; however, Wilter wasn't sure that the law would improve black families' conditions in any way. Wilter had always been afraid of the police and she was suspicious that they wouldn't let her vote. Abrams' grandfather had been angry with his wife and reminded her of the sacrifices endured by black families, including theirs, to gain the voting rights. The author's grandmother found courage in her husband's words and set out to cast her vote. However, her grandmother wasn't
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