Armed with only early boyhood memories; Lawrence P. Jackson begins his quest by setting out from his home in Baltimore for Pittsylvania County; Virginia; to try to find his late grandfather’s old home by the railroad tracks in Blairs. My Father’s Name tells the tale of the ensuing journey; at once a detective story and a moving historical memoir; uncovering the mixture of anguish and fulfillment that accompanies a venture into the ancestral past; specifically one tied to the history of slavery.
#545501 in Books Mitchell Duneier 1994-05-28 1994-05-28Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .60 x 5.50l; .52 #File Name: 0226170314200 pagesSlim s Table Race Respectability and Masculinity
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