The Courage To Be Courageous: A memoir of struggle, success, and truth

"Affectingly honest... A provocative memoir, refreshingly candid and thoughtful."

-Kirkus Reviews

By age 7 "Danny" Bolen knew he was different.

This was a perilous reality in the post-war years of 1950s America. Although a time of widespread economic prosperity and great technological advances, it was also an era of silent oppression, racial segregation, and real danger for anyone who fell outside of society's legally allowed norms.

Dan married a girl in white go-go boots, dropped out of colleg...