{"product_id":"jocie-jocelyn-dan-wurzburg-9780996345859","title":"Jocie: Southern Jewish American Princess, Civil Rights Activist","description":"\u003cp\u003e What an adventure I have had converting from a typical Southern Jewish American Princess into an honored civil rights activist. After Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated in my town, I started calling my maid \"Mrs.\" -- while my husband and children didn't. The family's prominence in business gave me the security to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Born in 1940, I hit adulthood in Memphis during its 1960s turmoil. My value system was turned upside down. I tried to straddle the life I was reared to live and the life that was revolting against the former me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A second sanitation workers strike was threatened for July 1969. July, as in flies  The mayor and the union were at an impasse. Enter the women  I found myself leading a march on city hall and demanding resolution, pretty darn well. The sanitation workers and the city deserved better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I got divorced, became an attorney, started mediation in Memphis, and founded an award-winning human relations organization, the Memphis Panel of American Women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From Memphis to the State House to the White House, this book charts my journey through sacrifice, even death, but also crazy situations and funny incidents. I learned \"HTSFIAMI.\" Read the book to find out what it means. Along this path, I have walked beside some incredible people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The balance sheet is positive. There was new insight, new friends, and new values, banjo picking, and an old crush -- who loves me still today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jocelyn Dan Wurzburg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 099634585X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780996345859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hillhelen Group LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d","brand":"Jocelyn Dan Wurzburg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43927217602815,"sku":"9780996345859","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4233f1d3-de92-4b18-a8bf-970549e68a3e.jpg?v=1681087541","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jocie-jocelyn-dan-wurzburg-9780996345859","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}