A Saga of the Black Family
Author : Rosetta Lucas Quisenberry
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 35,34 MB
Release : 2012-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1477207686
Author : Rosetta Lucas Quisenberry
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 35,34 MB
Release : 2012-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1477207686
Author : Rosetta Lucas Quisenberry
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 45,36 MB
Release : 2003
Category : African American authors
ISBN :
Author : Joseph E. Holloway
Publisher :
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 25,99 MB
Release : 2003
Category : African American families
ISBN :
Neither Black nor White: The Saga of An American Family is a historical novel, which traces the history of the Hadnot family from Gloucester, England in 1585 to New Orleans with the birth of Lucille Catherine (Celia) Hughes Hadnot the matriarch of six families. It is the true story of a Black family, who were never enslaved, but owners of slaves; a tale of a people who regarded themselves as "neither black nor white." It is a story of family -- one black and the other white, both related by a common ancestor named John Hadnot. This novel by Joseph E. Holloway is compelling reading, which explores black culture, history, Jim Crow as well as issues of colorism. Book jacket.
Author : Harriette Pipes McAdoo
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 13,68 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1412936373
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Author : Jane C. Beck
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 30,10 MB
Release : 2015-06-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0252097289
A daughter of freed African American slaves, Daisy Turner became a living repository of history. The family narrative entrusted to her--"a well-polished artifact, an heirloom that had been carefully preserved"--began among the Yoruba in West Africa and continued with her own century and more of life. In 1983, folklorist Jane Beck began a series of interviews with Turner, then one hundred years old and still relating four generations of oral history. Beck uses Turner's storytelling to build the Turner family saga, using at its foundation the oft-repeated touchstone stories at the heart of their experiences: the abduction into slavery of Turner's African ancestors; Daisy's father Alec Turner learning to read; his return as a soldier to his former plantation to kill his former overseer; and Daisy's childhood stand against racism. Other stories re-create enslavement and her father's life in Vermont--in short, the range of life events large and small, transmitted by means so alive as to include voice inflections. Beck, at the same time, weaves in historical research and offers a folklorist's perspective on oral history and the hazards--and uses--of memory. Publication of this book is supported by grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the L. J. and Mary C. Skaggs Folklore Fund.
Author : Clever Black
Publisher :
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 49,14 MB
Release : 2012-03
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 9780985350901
Author : Lawrence P. Jackson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 42,14 MB
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0226389499
The author, seeking to find his grandfather's old home, follows his family history back to his great great grandfather who was born a slave and died a free man with forty acres.
Author : Alex Haley
Publisher :
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 46,14 MB
Release : 1976
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Elmer P. Martin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 29,11 MB
Release : 1980-02-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226507972
Misunderstood and stereotyped, the black family in America has been viewed by some as pathologically weak while others have acclaimed its resilience and strength. Those who have drawn these conflicting conclusions have gnerally focused on the nuclear family—husband, wife, and dependent children. But as Elmer and Joanne Martin point out in this revealing book, a unit of this kind often is not the center of black family life. What appear to be fatherless, broken homes in our cities may really be vital parts of strong and flexible extended families based hundreds of miles away—usually in a rural area. Through their eight-year study of some thirty extended families, the Martins find that economic pressures, including federal tax and welfare laws, have begun to make the extended family's flexibility into a liability that threatens its future.
Author : Edd McNair
Publisher : Urban Books
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 27,29 MB
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1622860063
A small-time thug with big dreams, Black sees crack cocaine as his way out of the Virginia housing projects where he grew up. Along with his cousin Lo, Black works side by side with hustlers and killers. It's not long before they're thrown into situations way beyond their control, and their family bonds are thoroughly tested. Angela grew up in a conservative upper-class neighborhood, so her experience with the streets is almost nonexistent. When she goes away to Hampton University, her beauty and sex appeal bring her plenty of attention, and she gets an education in things she never expected to experience. When Angela and Black cross paths, their lives are turned around once again. This is a love affair that should never happen, but sometimes things are just too good to resist. Author Edd McNair takes readers on a roller-coaster ride. The plot twists and turns, giving readers a look at the hood from the inside like they've never seen it before.