{"product_id":"always-looking-forward","title":"Always Looking Forward","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story of leadership, lineage, and the transformational power of education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames Edward Bowers rose from a childhood in segregated Orangeburg, South Carolina, to become the first full-time African American faculty member at the University of South Carolina School of Law. In his historically grounded memoir, \u003ci\u003eAlways Looking Forward\u003c\/i\u003e, Bowers adds an essential voice to the story of how Black South Carolinians used education as a vehicle for freedom and opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBowers's lineage—beginning with enslaved ancestors who struggled to become literate under oppressive conditions—offers objective lessons in education's power. Reflecting on his great-grandfather, who founded a school for the children of ex-slaves, his grandfather, who taught at two historically Black colleges, and his mother, who was fired as a public school teacher for protesting the educational inequality of Black children after the \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e decision, Bowers shows how their determination shaped his own path.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Fisk University to a newly desegregated USC and Harvard Law School, Bowers forged a path to leadership in government, corporate service, and higher education.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57504811483509,"sku":"9781643366999","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781643366999.jpg?v=1786953728","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/always-looking-forward","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}