Dolen Perkins-Valdez unpacks her new novel ‘Take My Hand’
The book is inspired by the case of the Relf sisters, two Black teens who were sterilized without their consent in 1973 in Montgomery, Ala.
By Natalie Moore
Dolen Perkins-Valdez unpacks her new novel ‘Take My Hand’
The book is inspired by the case of the Relf sisters, two Black teens who were sterilized without their consent in 1973 in Montgomery, Ala.
By Natalie Moore
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When Dolen Perkins-Valdez first learned of the Relf sisters’ story, she wondered how their involuntary sterilization was allowed to happen. As a mother and author, she knew she had to write about it.
Reset learns more about her new novel and how the legacy of history shapes our past and present.
GUEST: Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of Take My Hand