Devil Has Slippery Shoes

Civil rights, 1960's Mississippi, racism, classism, a huge grassroots Head Start Project (black people vs. the U.S. government), unique education for low-income children (in inspiring detail), social change (rapid reform, the author calls it). A sunken treasure, published in the 60's by Macmillan & out of print for 15 years, a remarkable piece of history rescued. Can be read as 1. the ignored chapter in 60's Mississippi civil rights history when protest became program & black people were finally freed from financial slavery (it is a detailed documentation), 2. a seminal report of a successful model for the development of poor children & their parents, 3. an enormously stirring personal account of inner & professional growth. Polly Greenberg, an extraordinary woman, was one of a trio who conceptualized & actualized CDGM. She then left OEO, where she was an original War on Poverty & Head Start staff member, & took her four small children to live amid burnings & bullets, while she served as CDGM's Director of Staff Development & Program for Children for two years. The book is written from the trenches, by a "war correspondent." Reviewers in 1969 said, "beautifully written", "raw power", "deep educational & psychological insight", "brilliant", blueprint for change." Now has four new chapters assessing CDGM's accomplishments as a significant social change agent.Greenberg, Polly is the author of 'Devil Has Slippery Shoes' with ISBN 9780962844102 and ISBN 0962844101.