A STEPHEN CURRY'S BOOK CLUB PICK
SOUTHERN INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS ALLIANCE BESTSELLER
"A story of triumph and resilience centered around those who dedicated
their lives to the Civil Rights movement. It reminds us that, in order
to truly appreciate how far we've come--and how far we still have to
go--we must acknowledge the past and pay homage to those who laid the
foundation. It reminds us that everyday people can be heroes if they
stand up for what's right. It reminds us that we're not alone in our
experiences, and that if we work together, we can make impactful
change."--Stephen Curry
"The Movement Made Us takes literature to a momentous Southern Black
space to which I honestly never thought a book could take us. This is
literally the Movement that made us and both Davids love us whole here
with a creation that is as ingenious as it is soulfully sincere.
Stunning."--Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy
A dynamic family exchange that pivots between the voices of a father and
son, The Movement Made Us is a unique work of oral history and memoir,
chronicling the extraordinary story of the Civil Rights Movement of the
1960s and its living legacy embodied in Black Lives Matter. David Dennis
Sr, a core architect of the movement, speaks out for the first time,
swapping recollections both harrowing and joyful with David Jr, a
journalist working on the front lines of change today.
Taken together, their stories paint a critical portrait of America,
casting one nation's image through the lens of two individual Black men
and their unique relationship. Playful and searching, anxious and
restorative, fearless and driving, this intimate memoir features scenes
from across David Sr's life, as he becomes involved in the movement,
tries to move beyond it, and ultimately returns to it to find final
solace and new sense of self--revealing a survivor who travels eternally
with a cabal of ghosts.
A crucial addition to Civil Rights history, The Movement Made Us is
the story of a nation reckoning with change and the hopes, struggles,
setbacks, and triumphs of modern Black life. This is it: the extant
chronicle of why we live, why we move, and for what we are made.
