In this Book
- Separate Pasts: Growing Up White in the Segregated South
- Book
- 1998
- Published by: University of Georgia Press
summary
In Separate Pasts Melton A. McLaurin honestly and plainly recalls his boyhood during the 1950s, 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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. ix
- The Village
- pp. 3-26
- Granddaddy and Viny Love
- pp. 111-132
- Jerry and Miss Carrie
- pp. 133-157
Additional Information
ISBN
9780820340128
Related ISBN(s)
9780820320472
MARC Record
OCLC
835421826
Pages
192
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No