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Journalist Dawn Turner probes the quirks of fate that shaped the 'Three Girls From Bronzeville'

Dawn Turner age 4 and Kim Turner about 1 year in 1969. (Dawn Turner)
Dawn Turner age 4 and Kim Turner about 1 year in 1969. (Dawn Turner)

Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcasted on Oct. 25, 2022. Find that audio here.

Host Celeste Headlee talks with journalist Dawn Turner about her book “Three Girls from Bronzeville: A Uniquely American Memoir about Race, Fate, and Sisterhood” which explores the divergent life paths of herself, her sister and her best friend who all grew up in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

Mother’s Day in 1992 with Kim Turner and Dawn Turner. (Dawn Turner)

Debra Trice on prom night in 1983. (Debra Trice)

From Three Girls from Bronzeville: A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood by Dawn Turner. Copyright © 2021 by Dawn Turner. Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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