From the Caribbean to the United States (ePub)
My Life in America
(Sprache: Englisch)
In his intriguing memoir, immigrant Alford Douglas shares the details of his life in the West Indies during the 1950s and 1960s and his subsequent journey to the United States in search of a better life.
Douglas intimately describes his early years...
Douglas intimately describes his early years...
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In his intriguing memoir, immigrant Alford Douglas shares the details of his life in the West Indies during the 1950s and 1960s and his subsequent journey to the United States in search of a better life.
Douglas intimately describes his early years living in Trinidad, West Indies. It was not an easy life; it was one filled with challenges and financial hardship. While always mindful of his parents influence to love God first, Douglas left his respectable job in Trinidad in 1967 and moved to Massachusetts to work for minimum wage. He divulges how he managed over the years to improve his career, eventually settling into a long-term job with a railroad company and earning a college degree. Douglas also unveils the emotionally taxing moments in his life, including moving from one physically and emotionally abusive relationship to another, coping with angry children, and dealing with racism and hatred. In the end, he finally marries a good woman and moves to Virginia where he finds lasting happiness.
From the Caribbean to the United States provides an eye-opening glimpse into a unique culture and what life was like for a black man living in the United States before civil rights became a reality.
Douglas intimately describes his early years living in Trinidad, West Indies. It was not an easy life; it was one filled with challenges and financial hardship. While always mindful of his parents influence to love God first, Douglas left his respectable job in Trinidad in 1967 and moved to Massachusetts to work for minimum wage. He divulges how he managed over the years to improve his career, eventually settling into a long-term job with a railroad company and earning a college degree. Douglas also unveils the emotionally taxing moments in his life, including moving from one physically and emotionally abusive relationship to another, coping with angry children, and dealing with racism and hatred. In the end, he finally marries a good woman and moves to Virginia where he finds lasting happiness.
From the Caribbean to the United States provides an eye-opening glimpse into a unique culture and what life was like for a black man living in the United States before civil rights became a reality.
Autoren-Porträt von Alford W. Douglas
Alford W. Douglas was born into poverty in Tobago, West Indies, and in 1967, he moved to the United States for a better life. He has lived in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and most recently in Virginia. He has four children. His great grandfather, Thomas Washington, was born a slave in America. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He enlisted in Pine Bluff, Ark. with the ( U.S.C.T ) United States Colored Troops, 69th. Reg't. Co. B, Feb. 28, 1864, and Mustered in ( joined for duty ), Oct. 27, 1864, for 3 years. He was 19 years old at the time. Fearful for their lives, he and others were shipped to Trinidad, West Indies after the war. He was from the south and fought for the north. Some of these information were passed down verbally, and confirmed by the National Archives.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Alford W. Douglas
- 2009, 96 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: iUniverse
- ISBN-10: 0595632890
- ISBN-13: 9780595632893
- Erscheinungsdatum: 21.01.2009
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