This little light of mine cover

This little light of mine

by Kay Mills

A biography of one of the most important but overlooked African American women of our time as well as an inside look at the Civil Rights movement, this book tells the story of a poor Mississippi sharecropper who defied the repressive political system of the '60s South by trying to register to vote. 16 pages of photographs.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?