The Ditchdigger's Daughters: A Black Family's Astonishing Success Story

An inspirational story of how a poor and uneducated black laborer, a child of the Great Depression, overcame incredible obstacles to give his daughters a better life. In a time when there were distinct gender roles, especially for women, her parents refused to accept these limitations for their daughters. Instead, they had the wit to value education, which enabled their daughters to rise and stand on equal terms with anyone.

This man, left home in his teens, fought in World War II as a Navy ...