Joys, Sorrows, and Hopes (ePub)
The Life of an African American Family in the Depression-Era South
(Sprache: Englisch)
The joy in this story is about growing up in a home with my parents, brothers, and sisters; and knowing were loved by our parents.
Our life was hard, we did not own the house that we lived in, or the farm land that we worked. We were sharecroppers....
Our life was hard, we did not own the house that we lived in, or the farm land that we worked. We were sharecroppers....
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The joy in this story is about growing up in a home with my parents, brothers, and sisters; and knowing were loved by our parents.
Our life was hard, we did not own the house that we lived in, or the farm land that we worked. We were sharecroppers.
My parents were the offspring of freed slaves.
When my fathers parents died, he was thirteen years old. He sharecropped to provide for himself and his six younger siblings.
My parents married in 1905 and became parents to eleven sons and three daughters.
We all worked in the field together. We ate all meals together. That was enjoyable because mama was the best cook ever. I do not remember any of us every saying to mama I dont like to food.
There were many tragedies that brought sorrows and grief. For example, in 1940, my youngest brother was killed by a mule when he was only fifteen years old. That caused almost unbearable grief for mama. In the ensuing years, four more of my brothers were killed.
The hope that I have is to live on earth when Gods kingdom comes and his will is done.
Our life was hard, we did not own the house that we lived in, or the farm land that we worked. We were sharecroppers.
My parents were the offspring of freed slaves.
When my fathers parents died, he was thirteen years old. He sharecropped to provide for himself and his six younger siblings.
My parents married in 1905 and became parents to eleven sons and three daughters.
We all worked in the field together. We ate all meals together. That was enjoyable because mama was the best cook ever. I do not remember any of us every saying to mama I dont like to food.
There were many tragedies that brought sorrows and grief. For example, in 1940, my youngest brother was killed by a mule when he was only fifteen years old. That caused almost unbearable grief for mama. In the ensuing years, four more of my brothers were killed.
The hope that I have is to live on earth when Gods kingdom comes and his will is done.
Autoren-Porträt von Grace Marable
Grace was inspired to write her life story because of her memories of growing up in the Depression-era Southern United States. She is but two generations away from slavery. The vividness of her memories stretches back over seven decades. She remembers the joys and sorrows experienced by her parents as they expended tremendous effort to feed, clothe, and shelter 14 children. As Grace has grown older, she appreciates now, even more than when she was a child, the strength, tenacity, and determination displayed by her parents.Grace was born in 1929, in Five Points, Alabama, the fourteenth child of Lessie and Mollie Todd Smedley. Grace finished high school and attended Alabama A&M. After college, she returned to her hometown and briefly taught school before traveling to Detroit, Michigan, where she married her long-time boyfriend in 1951. Grace has two children and has been widowed since 1989. She currently resides in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Grace Marable
- 2011, 140 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: iUniverse
- ISBN-10: 1462023150
- ISBN-13: 9781462023158
- Erscheinungsdatum: 31.05.2011
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