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The Wind at My Back : Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts From My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson by Copeland, Misty; Fales-Hill, Susan is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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From celebrated ballerina and New York Times bestselling author Misty Copeland, a heartfelt memoir about her friendship with trailblazer Raven Wilkinson which captures the importance of mentorship, shared history, and honoring the past to ensure a stronger future. Misty Copeland made history as the first African-American principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre. Her talent, passion, and perseverance enabled her to make strides no one had accomplished before. But as she will tell you, achievement never happens in a void. Behind her, supporting her rise was her mentor Raven Wilkinson. Raven had been virtually alone in her quest to breach the all-white ballet world when she fought to be taken seriously as a Black ballerina in the 1950s and 60s. A trailblazer in the world of ballet decades before Misty’s time, Raven faced overt and casual racism, hostile crowds, and death threats for having the audacity to dance ballet. The Wind at My Back tells the story of two unapologetically Black ballerinas, their friendship, and how they changed each other—and the dance world—forever. Misty Copeland shares her own struggles with racism and exclusion in her pursuit of this dream caree

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Author

Copeland, Misty; Fales-Hill, Susan

Publisher

Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781538740187

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography

Rating

4.6 / 5 (140 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14