num_pages: 241
description: Returning to the cotton fields, tobacco barns, and humble dwellings of her home in the rural South, Johnson-Coleman learned firsthand what is missing from African American history texts: the experience of ordinary people who have led extraordinary lives. The stories she brings together in Just Plain Folks reveal a vital link to the past.
language: English
title: Just Plain Folks: Original Tales of Living, Loving, Longing, and Learning, As Told by a Perfectly Ordinary, Quite Commonly Sensible, and Absolutely Awe-Inspiring Colored Woman
titlecomplete: Just Plain Folks: Original Tales of Living, Loving, Longing, and Learning, As Told by a Perfectly Ordinary, Quite Commonly Sensible, and Absolutely Awe-Inspiring Colored Woman
genres: Short Stories
ratings_count: 63
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY)
category: Multicultural Adult (Finalist)
publisher: Little Brown & Co