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*AUTHOR, SHIRLEY HARRIS- SLAUGHTER:
RAVE WAVES BLOG TALK RADIO INTERVIEW 6/21/18!

“Our Lady of Victory:  The Saga of an African-American Catholic Community”

Our Lady of Victory by Shirley Slaughter

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  1. Yvette M. Calleiro | Reply

    I am trying to be better about posting which books I’ve read and reviewed. From this genre, I’ve read and reviewed Our Lady of Victory: The Saga of an African-American Catholic Community by Shirley Harris-Slaughter.

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    1. Shirley Harris-Slaughter | Reply

      Thanks Yvette! Is the post up on Amazon and you are just getting around to commenting here? I might have already seen it.

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      1. Yvette M. Calleiro | Reply

        Yes, they are all on Amazon, but I keep forgetting to post it here, so I’m “catching up.” 😉

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  2. Shirley Harris-Slaughter | Reply

    Hi Nonnie,

    I see the listing and the link to the radio interview. I am so thrilled that you really enjoyed the show and that the topic was worthwhile talking about. I am working on getting this onto my website.

    Thank you so much for all you do.

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  3. Karen Ingalls | Reply

    I read and reviewed We Were Soldiers Too by Bob Kern. Welcome to RRBC, Bob.

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  5. A DAY IN THE LIFE… | shirleyharris-slaughter | Reply

    […] owe it all to Rave Reviews Book Club. I’ve had my share of being promoted. I was a Spotlight Author; Push Tuesday recipient; my […]

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  6. Jan Hawke | Reply

    IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ THIS FIRST BEFORE YOU POST A REVIEW IN HERE

    Because it’s needed apparently – a few words from Nonnie about posting reviews away from the main BOOKCLUB SELECTIONS FOR REVIEW (CATALOG) page…

    “ATTENTION: PLEASE POST YOUR PURCHASES, READS AND REVIEWS ON THE MAIN BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS FOR REVIEW PAGE. THANK YOU!”

    The reason for this is that Beem’s spread pretty thin and if you post away from the main page he may not pick up that you’ve done the review and so you won’t get credited for it…

    BE SURE TO EMAIL BEEM at ravereviewsbookclub@gmail.com ATTN: REVIEWS as well as sharing your reviews on the MAIN CATALOG page – that way your efforts won’t be missed! 😉

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  7. beemweeks | Reply

    ATTENTION all RRBC members. Please remember to alert me of ALL posted reviews by EMAILING me at ravereviewsbookclub@gmail.com. This will ensure that I see your reviews and give you credit. Posting on this page is simply for sharing with fellow RRBC members what you’ve read and reviewed. Thank you.

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  8. petercowlam | Reply

    You cannot wipe away the inborn prejudice in human affairs when the only tools you have are the bureaucracies of Church and State, two institutions seen as slow to move in the direction of social progress. Our Lady of Victory is the story of a marginalised community, one that mobilised itself in the face, at worst, of outright opposition, or at best indifference. Any social grouping can find itself saddled with outsider status, but to have been a black Catholic in Detroit in the ’40s and ’50s and at the height of the Civil Rights movement is outsiderdom twice over. Our Lady of Victory is the story of great human courage and determination in the face of that double disadvantage, told through the personal testament of black Catholics living in Detroit through those periods, through the author’s own experience, and through Church records and other source material. It raises wider questions than those located in one community only. What, as individuals, are our best chances? Do we form into cohesive units according to what we perceive as our identity, and if we do are we dividing ourselves from others at our peril? There are so few answers, easy or otherwise, to our social problems.

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    1. Shirley Harris-Slaughter | Reply

      Peter I am just noticing your review of OLV. Yes its sad that I had to find this out through research. When you are sheltered its hard to see the problems. I remember a warm wonderful family of church goers and classmates. Thank you so much for your support and I’m glad you enjoyed the book. Sorry it took me so long to respond. lol

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      1. petercowlam | Reply

        It’s a worthy book, Shirley, and I was glad to have the opportunity to read it.

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  9. Shirley L. Slaughter | Reply

    Thank you all for being so supportive. All of you got a copy and Peter thank you for joining the ranks. A voice just kept after me to write the story and ignoring it didn’t make it go away. So that was my introduction into the world of writing and becoming published. I’m sure most of you got there on a similar path. We authors are a strange bunch. I appreciate you and RRBC so much.

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  10. petercowlam | Reply

    Just bought my Kindle copy, and am looking forward to reading.

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  11. beemweeks | Reply

    This is truly a fascinating read!

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  12. Kathryn Chastain Treat | Reply

    Shirley, I loved the history you uncovered in your book as well as the personal information you shared.

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