One such civil rights soldier was nell braxton gibson the eldest daughter of a pair of african american educators in the jim crow era south in too proud to bend gibson provides a valuable glimpse into her life as a young black girl during this tumultuous era in history and the pain disappointment and loss that paved the way to the dawning of the civil rights movement. Too proud to bend book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers most people have heard of rosa parks who refused to give up her seat on. From too proud to bend journey of a civil rights foot soldier long time civil rights advocate consultation member and former deputy of the diocese of new york nell braxton gibson has recently written a powerful memoir of her experiences as a young black woman in the south during the civil rights movement this year in issues we are pleased to share excerpts from her book which are all the . Too proud to bend journey of a civil rights foot soldier by nell braxton gibson nell braxton gibson 2014 pp xxix 547 2000 paper 1500 kindle this personal memoir charts a revealing journey toward freedom growing up as a young girl in the jim crow south nell braxton gibson gives an illuminating and detailed account of her daily . Too proud to bend journey of a civil rights foot soldier by gibson nell braxton 2015 paperback on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers