Introduction: There is a Balm in Gilead
Childhood
In Thea's own words : life in Canton
Ancestral history of hope
The parents : Mary and Theon in love
Young Bertha
School days in Canton
Thea in La Crosse
Following St. Trancis to Wisconsin
Stepping up
Laid up
Becoming Sister Thea
Civil rights from afar
Home again
Thea in Washington, D.C.
Sister Thea goes to Washington
An emerging awareness
Thea at Viterbo
To Europe
The most powerful woman on campus
Back to Canton
Sister to the world
Beyond Mississippi
Let freedom ring
An empowering mission
Families, Black and Catholic
To mother Africa
Lead me, guide me
We shall overcome today
Let me live until I die?
Songs of my people
A newfound freedom
Unforgettable Thea
Going home
Winning the game for everybody.
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Thea's song : the life of Thea Bowman by Charlene Smith. ISBN 9781570758683. Published by Orbis in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
