It's Good to Be Black (Illinois Lives) - Softcover

Goodwin, Ruby Berkley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809331225 ISBN 13: 9780809331222

Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press, 2013

Synopsis

From the preface by Carmen Kenya Wadley:

“Is it good to be black? To Ruby Berkley Goodwin it was....The black she writes about has nothing to do with skin color, but it does have a great deal to do with self images, values, spiritual strength, and most of all love. Unlike the contradicting definitions of blackness we see reflected in today's crime statistics, movies, television, newspapers, political speeches, advertisements, and sociological reports, Ruby Berkley Goodwin's definition of blackness is simple and to the point: black is good. It's Good to be Black is more than the story (history) of a black family living in Du Quoin, Illinois, during the early 1900s; it is a reaffirmation for all of us who know in our hearts that there is still good in the world and that some of that good is black.”
 

About this title

About the Author

Ruby Berkley Goodwin was born and raised in DuQuoin, IL. She moved with her family to California where she became a poet, a publicist, journalist, and a screenwriter. A confidant of actress Hattie McDaniel, Goodwin acted in several TV series, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

Edition details

• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809331225
• ISBN 13: 9780809331222
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280