Personal Prejudices

By Esther Mary Ogden Sturgis

Book Overview

Personal Prejudices is a memoir written by Esther M. O. Sturgis, detailing her experiences growing up in the early 1900s as a Black woman in America. Sturgis recounts the various forms of discrimination and prejudice she faced throughout her life, including racism, sexism, and classism. She shares personal anecdotes and observations about her encounters with segregation, Jim Crow laws, and the Civil Rights Movement. Sturgis also reflects on her own biases and prejudices, and how she learned to overcome them. The book provides a unique perspective on the intersectionality of discrimination and the challenges faced by Black women in America.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432696645
• ISBN13: 9781432696641
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"