num_pages: 156
description: A memoir that brings to life the hardships and heroism of a black family in the rural South. Beginning with the Depression and concluding on the eve of great social change in the 1950s, Archer weaves together family experiences, tales and legends, history and sociology, and creates an authentic account that will appeal to readers interested in family and ethnic heritage. (Walker and Company)
language: English
title: Growing Up Black in Rural Mississippi: Memories of a Family, Heritage of a Place
titlecomplete: Growing Up Black in Rural Mississippi: Memories of a Family, Heritage of a Place
ratings_count: 18
places: Mississippi
publisher: Walker & Co