Susan C. Johnson

Souls at Risk

History & Biography

“Nancy Vernon Kelly artfully uses descriptions of her childhood home as the architecture of her story. As we move with her from room to room, we are drawn deeper into a story surrounding one particular Pete Seeger concert, but also the story of Nancy’s family and of the turbulent 1960s. Today, at a time when liberties are still being challenged and people’s motivations are still being scrutinized, Souls at Risk: Extremism at Home in Red Scare Hollywood reminds us of the importance of standing up and singing out for justice.”