Publication

1998-09-01 - University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia, USA, Georgia

Language

English

Word Count

44,000 words, Guess

Page Count

176 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100820320471
  • ISBN-139780820320472
  • Goodreads523190
  • Library of Congress Control Number98015522
  • Better World Books9780820320472
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Classifications

  • DDC305.8/009756
  • LCCE185.93.N6 M35 1998
  • LCCE185.93.N6M35 1998

Description

In *Separate Pasts* Melton A. McLaurin honestly and plainly recalls his boyhood during the 1950's, an era when segregation existed unchallenged in the rural South. In his small hometown of Wade, North Carolina, whites and blacks lived and worked within each other's shadows, yet were separated by the history they shared. *Separate Pasts* is the moving story of the bonds McLaurin formed with friends of both races―a testament to the power of human relationships to overcome even the most ingrained systems of oppression. A new afterword provides historical context for the development of segregation in North Carolina. In his poignant portrayal of contemporary Wade, McLaurin shows that, despite integration and the election of a black mayor, the legacy of racism remains.

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Other Editions

  • Separate pasts: growing up white in the segregated SouthPaperbackUniversity of Georgia Press1998-09-01

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