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by Janice Kelsey (Author)
In 1963, 16-year-old Janice Wesley made a decision that had a profound affect on her future. She decided to risk it all and go to jail by becoming a foot soldier in the Birmingham, Alabama Children's Crusade to protest the racial segregation that prevailed in her city and throughout the South.
Janice tells the story of her arrest in I Woke Up with My Mind on Freedom, and goes on to describe her role in the new South as an educator and administrator. Today, she travels the United States, speaking about the horrors of living in the old South while describing how she and other youth made a difference and changed their world.Author Biography
Mrs. Janice Wesley Kelsey is a native of Birmingham, Alabama where she received her secondary education in the Birmingham Public Schools. While a student at Ullman High School, Mrs. Kelsey became involved in the Civil Rights Movement. Janice earned a bachelor's degree in Biology from Miles College, and an Educational Specialist degree and master's degree in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She has been married for over 40 years to her husband Rufus and is the proud mother of two children and five grandchildren.
