How a Black woman from Texas became the most prominent civil rights activist in Minnesota, detailing seven remarkable decades of fighting for fairness in voting, housing, education, and employment.

Amemoir about shouldering the cause of social justice during the darkest hoursand brightest moments for civil rights in America - and, specifically, inMinnesota - Hope in the Struggle shines light on the difference one personcan make. For Josie Johnson, this has meant making a difference as a Blackwoman in one of the nation's whitest states.