{"product_id":"climbing-the-rough-side-of-norman-hill-9798888452820","title":"Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain: The Extraordinary Story of Love, Civil Rights, and Labor Activism","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe remarkable story of a couple who came together during the civil rights movement and made fighting for equality and civil and workers' rights their purpose for more than sixty years, overcoming adversity--with the strength of their love and commitment--to bring about meaningful change.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A chronicle of lives of unwavering dedication. Now in their 80s, labor and civil rights activists Norman and Velma Hill recount more than six decades of struggles, triumphs, and frustrations in their tireless work as 'crusaders for democracy.'... An inspiring joint memoir.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Velma Murphy was knocked unconscious by a brick thrown by a man from an angry white mob and was carried away by Norman Hill, it was the beginning of a six-decade-long love story and the turmoil, excitement, and struggle for civil rights and labor movements. In \u003ci\u003eClimbing the Rough Side of the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, the Hills reflect upon their more than half a century of fighting to make America realize the best of itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough profound conversations between the two, Velma and Norman Hill share their earliest memories of facing racial segregation in the 1960s, working with Martin Luther King Jr., Bayard Rustin, and A. Philip Randolph, crossing paths with Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael. They also reveal how they kept white supremacists like David Duke from taking office, organized workers into unions, met with Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, and continued to work tirelessly, fighting the good fight and successfully challenging power with truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman Hill, Velma Murphy Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8888452826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798888452820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Regalo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.83w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023","brand":"Norman Hill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44245435056383,"sku":"9798888452820","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_241a1cbb-e19c-4d2a-ac2d-44ed8d57172e.jpg?v=1693928033","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/climbing-the-rough-side-of-norman-hill-9798888452820","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}