Sugar of the crop : my journey to find the children of slaves / Sana Butler.
The author describes her quest to interview the sons and daughters of slaves, and presents a picture of African-American life in the post-Civil War world that describes how their beliefs, attitudes, and actions paved the way for the civil rights movement.
Record details
- ISBN: 1599213753
- ISBN: 9781599213750
- Physical Description: xiii, 242 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-242). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface: Curiosity Kills the Cat vii -- 1 New York: Pen and Paper 1 -- 2 California: Sipping on Dom Perignon 7 -- 3 Virginia: One Life to Live 37 -- 4 Kentucky: Master in the Family 64 -- 5 Indiana: Black Man's Protection 76 -- 6 Kentucky: "I Found Ray Charles" 92 -- 7 Kentucky: Pit Stops 113 -- 8 Tennessee: Interracial Adoption 120 -- 9 Mississippi: Deaf in One Ear 137 -- 10 Alabama: Lessons from the Grave 143 -- 11 California: The Rental Market 154 -- 12 North Carolina: Driving While Black 175 -- 13 South Africa: Reconciliation Hearings 189 -- 14 Connecticut: "...And Grace Will Lead Me Home" 194 -- 15 South Carolina: A Meeting at Piggly Wiggly 205. |
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| Genre: | Interviews. |
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- 12 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Statesville Main Library | 305.896073 BUT (Text) | 33114016209355 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
