Those who saw the sun : African American oral histories from the Jim Crow South / Jaha Nailah Avery.
| Author/creator |
Avery, Jaha Nailah author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Montclair : Levine Querido, 2023. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2023 |
| Description | 276 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Clotie Graves -- Eleanor Boswell-Raine -- Florence Hayes -- George Caleb McLaughlin -- Johnnie Booker -- Oletha Barnett -- Phyllis Taylor -- Rev. John Kennard -- Trevor Chavis -- Walt Carr. |
| Abstract | "Those Who Saw the Sun is a collection of oral histories told by Black people who grew up in the South during the time of Jim Crow"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | The past is not past. We may think something ancient history, or something that doesn't affect our present day, but we would be wrong. Those Who Saw the Sun is a collection of oral histories told by Black people who grew up in the South during the time of Jim Crow. Jaha Nailah Avery is a lawyer, scholar, and reporter whose family has roots in North Carolina stretching back over 300 years. These interviews have been a personal passion project for years as she's traveled across the South meeting with elders and hearing their stories. One of the most important things a culture can do is preserve history, truthfully. In Those Who Saw the Sun we have the special experience of hearing this history as it was experienced by those who were really there. The opportunity to read their stories, their similarities and differences, where they agree and disagree, and where they overcame obstacles and found joy - feels truly like a gift. |
| General note | Map on liner papers. |
| Genre/form | Young adult nonfiction. |
| Genre/form | interviews. |
| Genre/form | oral histories (literary works) |
| Genre/form | Biographies |
| Genre/form | History |
| Genre/form | Interviews |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works |
| Genre/form | Oral histories |
| Genre/form | Personal narratives |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Personal narratives. |
| LCCN | 2022945161 |
| ISBN | 9781646142446 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1646142446 (hardcover) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | Ronnie Barnes African American Collection | E185.6 .A85 2023 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |