Synopsis
A son connects to his fatherā s history by the author of Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored. A journey home to the Mississippi Delta community of his own humble childhood became Clifton Taulbertā s Christmas gift to his son — a trip to meet the people who had mentored and inspired Clifton as a boy, to see first-hand the value of family, community and love.
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A memoir of growing up in the Mississippi Delta. The author reads his story of a southern black community during racial segregation, telling the stories of those persons who inspired him to seek a better life beyond the segregated South. The tape includes black gospel & blues music from the era of segregation
About the Author
Clifton Taulbert is the author of three memoirs: Once Upon A Time When We Were Colored, the basis for the critically acclaimed feature film by the same name; The Last Train North, Watching Our Crops Come In, and most recently, Little Cliff and the Porch People. He was the recipient of the 27th annual NAACP Image Award for Literature, and was also one of the first African-American writers to win the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award for Nonfiction.
Time magazine named him one of America's outstanding black entrepreneurs. He is an acclaimed speaker who lectures around the world to schools, educators, businesses, and professional groups on the subject of the Eight Habits of the Heart.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Volume itself has white cloth covers with gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality cover. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author, Clifton Taulbert, on the page opposite the title page, as follows: "Dorothy/Enjoy/Clifton Taulbert/10-16-01/." A very nice copy. Signed By the Author. Seller Inventory # 002505
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 12 mo., hardcover, near fine in brown and beige decorative dj. 154 pp. A journey home to the Mississippi Delta community of his own humble childhood became Clifton Taulbert's Christmas gift to his son-- a trip to meet the people who had mentored and inspired Clifton as a boy, to see first-hand the value of family, community and love. Book. Seller Inventory # 77765