![]() ![]() When, by chance, she finally received treatment, her political awakening began and she became a powerful advocate for "a more humane justice system guided by compassion and dignity" ( Booklist, starred review). ![]() During the War on Drugs, Burton was arrested and would cycle in and out of prison for more than fifteen years. After a childhood of immense pain, poverty, and abuse in Los Angeles, the tragic loss of her son led her into addiction, which in turn led to arrests and incarceration. In this "stirring and moving tour-de-force" (John Legend), Susan Burton movingly recounts her own journey through the criminal justice system and her transformation into a life of advocacy. ![]() Burton is the remarkable life story of the renowned activist Susan Burton. Widely hailed as a stunning memoir, Becoming Ms. Winner of the prestigious NAACP Image Award, a uniquely American story of trauma, incarceration, and "the breathtaking resilience of the human spirit" (Michelle Alexander) her life story is testimony to the human capacity for resilience and recovery. like Michelle] Alexander's The New Jim Crow." Winner of the 2017 Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice Winner of the 2018 National Council on Crime & Delinquency's Media for a Just Society Awards ![]()
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