It Is Well with My Soul: The Extraordinary Life of a 105-Year-Old Woman
An African American centenarian who saw W. E. B. Du Bois speak in 1924 and attended President Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009 shares wisdom from a life well lived during a crucial period in American history\ Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson was an inspirational, dynamic, and one-of-a-kind woman, whose ordinary life was nothing less than extraordinary throughout the course of her 106 years. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University, Ella Mae was the child of former slaves and experienced the...
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An African American centenarian shares wisdom from a life well lived An inspirational, dynamic, and one-of-a-kind woman, Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson's ordinary life has been nothing less than extraordinary throughout the course of her 105 years. The oldest living black graduate of Case Western Reserve University, Ella Mae is the child of former slaves who has experienced the best and worst of the past century, including the 2009 presidential inauguration, which she memorably attended last January. Through it all, she has endured-and thrived-by believing that compassion is the key to the good life. In It Is Well with My Soul, she shares her insights on living a long and enjoyable life and her hopes for the future.
\ From Barnes & NobleElla Mae Cheeks Johnson was probably the only guest at the 2009 presidential inauguration whose parents were antebellum slaves. Now 105 years, the oldest living black graduate of Case Western Reserve University has much to remember, and her reminiscences place road markers and how far we have traveled and how far we still need to go. A paperback original. (Hand-selling tip: Johnson also offers cheering insights about living a long and fruitful life.)\ \ \
