Freedom Lessons documents the 50th anniversary of Alexander v Holmes

Scottish journalist, Martin Hannan wrote an article printed in The National (Pagesuite Edition) on October 29, 2019 - the exact date of the 50th anniversary of a little known case - Alexander v Holmes. On that date, the US Supreme Court ordered the immediate end of desegregation – to terminate dual school systems at once. That decision is central for the story I tell in Freedom Lessons. It is a fictionalized version of events that others and I experienced in 1969, in a rural Louisiana town, during a period of overnight mandated school integration. Mr. Hannan notes the lack of commemoration and enthusiasm from the US about that ‘momentous achievement’ but my book is proof that some of us do remember and we are here to remind others.