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Dorothy W.

A Song That Carries

Mississippi → Detroit · Age 60 · 20 pages from 7 conversations

Cover — Dorothy W.'s biography

Cover

For James, who sang beside me for forty years.

Dedication — Dorothy W.'s biography

Dedication

Table of Contents — Dorothy W.'s biography

Table of Contents

I sang my first solo at six years old — 'Amazing Grace,' all four verses, standing on a wooden crate so the congregation could see me.

Chapter One — Dorothy W.'s biography

Chapter One

My mother held my face in her hands on the platform and said, 'Don't you forget where you come from. And don't you forget to sing.'

Chapter Two — Dorothy W.'s biography

Chapter Two

Dorothy's story took seven conversations.
Yours starts with one.