Title: The big mama stories /
Authors: Youngblood, Shay.
Publisher: Firebrand Books,
Year: 1989
Subjects: African American women Southern States Fiction.; African American women Fiction; Southern States Social life and customs Fiction.
Abstract: "Set in the Black small-town South of the early sixties, Shay Youngblood's stories capture the richness of being raised into womanhood by a community of women. As seen through the eyes of a girlchild mothered by her 'big mamas, ' the daily lives of ordinary incredible women are dynamically portrayed. A 1990 Pushcart Selection."--Jacket.
Contents: Born with religion -- Snuff dippers -- An independent woman -- Did my mama like to dance? -- Miss Rosa's monkey -- Spit in the governor's tea -- The blues ain't nothin but a good woman feelin bad -- Funny women -- Maggie Agatha Christmas St. Clair -- Uncle Buck loves Jesus, sometime -- Watch the spirit move -- They tell me, now I know.