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An African American Family Saga
The oral history of an American family from Africa to the twentieth century, available from the University of Illinois Press
Author: Jane C. Beck
Pub Date: July 2015
Pages: 312 pages
Dimensions: 6.125 x 9.25 in.
Illustrations: 46 black & white photographs, 3 maps, family tree
Cloth edition is unjacketed
- Ronne Hartfield, author of Another Way Home: The Tangled Roots of Race in One Chicago Family - Ronne Hartfield, author of Another Way Home: The Tangled Roots of Race in One Chicago Family - KEN BURNS, filmaker - KEN BURNS, filmaker -W. Ralph Eubanks, author of The House at the End of the Road: The Story of Three Generations of an Interracial Family in the American South -W. Ralph Eubanks, author of The House at the End of the Road: The Story of Three Generations of an Interracial Family in the American South - Publisher's Weekly - Publisher's Weekly - Booklist - Booklist - Debora Kodish, founder and former director of the Philadelphia Folklore Project - Debora Kodish, founder and former director of the Philadelphia Folklore ProjectRequired reading for anyone who wants to understand American history
What an engaging and powerful story!
An impeccable job of verifying the memories of Daisy Turner
A marvel of scholarly storytelling
An astonishing saga of a single African American family
A powerful vindication and thoughtful explication of the power and persistence of an oral tradition