Girl, Don't You Jump Rope!: A Memoir - Couverture souple

Jackson, Betty Anne Hennings

 
9781491735855: Girl, Don't You Jump Rope!: A Memoir
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ISBN 10 : 1491735856 ISBN 13 : 9781491735855
Editeur : iUniverse, 2014

Synopsis

The life experiences revealed in GIRL, DON'T YOU JUMP ROPE! make this memoir by Betty Anne Jackson, truly engrossing. There were no signs that read "colored" or "white" yet everyone knew where the boundaries were in 40's and 50's Chicago. And, being 'colored' meant there was no way to escape the limits that segregation imposed on one's life. The author describes attending a ghetto school, as well as encountering a hostile experience at university level, and then a cross-burning on the lawn of the vacation home she and her husband shared with friends. With humor, she paints a heartfelt portrait of the contrasts between the tree-lined neighborhood of her very early years and the harsh realities of how ghetto living can engulf the human spirit. Betty Anne had no choice other than to grow up in one of the earliest housing projects on the south side of Chicago, but she always struggled to be FROM the project . . . not OF the project! This is the story of that struggle.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The life experiences revealed in GIRL, DON'T YOU JUMP ROPE! make this memoir by Betty Anne Jackson, truly engrossing. There were no signs that read "colored" or "white" yet everyone knew where the boundaries were in 40's and 50's Chicago. And, being 'colored' meant there was no way to escape the limits that segregation imposed on one's life. The author describes attending a ghetto school, as well as encountering a hostile experience at university level, and then a cross-burning on the lawn of the vacation home she and her husband shared with friends. With humor, she paints a heartfelt portrait of the contrasts between the tree-lined neighborhood of her very early years and the harsh realities of how ghetto living can engulf the human spirit. Betty Anne had no choice other than to grow up in one of the earliest housing projects on the south side of Chicago, but she always struggled to be FROM the project . . . not OF the project! This is the story of that struggle.

Biographie de l'auteur

As a child, retired educator, writer, poet, editor, Betty Anne Jackson's secret ambition was to become a famous comedian. As a teen, she practiced using humor to joke her way through life. Amid adulthood's tragedies, disappointments and losses she has held on to her sense of humor. Although she never became rich or famous, in her circle of friends she is a comedian. And, as for joking her way through life . . . she's still at it!

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1491735856
ISBN 13 
9781491735855
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
348
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780984037971: Girl, Don't You Jump Rope!

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0984037977 ISBN 13 :  9780984037971
Editeur : BLACKCURRANT PR CO, 2013
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