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Summer snow : reflections from a Black daughter of the South /

"Trudier Harris will tell you that African Americans who consider themselves southern are about as rare as summer snow. But Harris has always embraced the South, and in Summer Snow, her collection of poignant autobiographical essays, Harris explores her experiences as a black southerner and how...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harris, Trudier
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Beacon Press, ©2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. My Motherâ€?s Creation
  • 2. Three Centuries
  • 3. Cotton-Pickinâ€? Authority
  • 4. Dental Charity
  • 5. “Would you go out with a white boy for five dollars?â€?
  • 6. Porch-Sitting as a Creative Southern Tradition
  • 7. The Overweight Angel
  • 8. “Make a Joyful Noiseâ€?
  • 9. Changes and Challenges
  • 10. Black Nerds
  • 11. Fishing
  • 12. A Love of Expression
  • 13. The Ubiquitous Hair
  • 14. The Price of Desegregation
  • 15. The Staying Power of Racism
  • 16. Nursing Home
  • 17. Summer Snow
  • Acknowledgments