“Golden Asro Frinks:
Telling the Unsung Song”
by Dr. Goldie Frinks Wells and Crystal Sanders
Golden Asto Frinks was a hero who was behind the scenes of the national high profile actvists, but he was as dedicated as Martin Luther King,Jr. or Nelson Mandela. He was arrested eighty-seven times for the civil rights causes he championed.
Telling the Unsung Song....
-Tells of the civil rights struggle that was fought by a grassroots leader.
-Tells how youth made the difference in the fight for their own civil rights.
-Tells Golden Frinks’ story from his prospective.
-Read how the activist in Blood Done Sign My Name recalls the events in
-Golden A. Frinks was an unsung hero of the civil rights movement. This biography tells of his unrelenting desire to fight for the rights of his fellow man.
-His quotes are recorded to “tell the unsung song”.
-Arrested 87 times, he led movements with grassroots participants and counseled when his marching days were over.
“This biography is significant for many reasons, chief amongst which is the fact that Golden Frinks’ Story is as relevant today as in the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement....”-Julia Blizin
“It certainly depicts the character traits of an individual who had the love, wisdom, and passion to help change the world. It is a story that must be told ans shared, especially to our childern and youth.” – Dr. Mary T. Maynard retired deputy School Superintendent
This book beautifully and honestly answers the question: what makes a man selflessly dedicate his life to a vision of justice. The story of Golden Frinks is the story of how change was wrought in our time, through the bravery of a single man who took on the world of Jim Crow. Home-grown, tenacious, tireless, Golden Frinks’s life provides a template to study and admire! – Stephanie Benson
Anyone interested in the history of the Civil Rights Movement in North Carolina should know the name, Golden Asro Frinks, and anyone who wants to know about the life and work of Mr. Frinks should read this gem of a biography. This book chronicles the life of a complex and courageous man, whose activism spanned over three decades and encompassed Civil Rights, prison reform, Indian rights, and environmental racism. This is a fascinating story about a remarkable man, and an important period in the struggle for social justice. -Reginald F. Hildebrand, Associate Professor of African American
Studies & History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Read this compelling book written by the daughter of this unsung hero.