The sweet hell inside
Subtitle: a family history
By: Edward Ball
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780688168407
Subjects: Race relations; Racially mixed people; Slaveholders; African American families; Interracial marriage; Slaves; African Americans; Biography; History
Description: Recounts the lives of the Harleston family of South Carolina, the progeny of a Southern gentleman and his slave who cast off their blemished roots and achieved affluence in part through a surprisingly successful funeral parlor business. Their wealth afforded the Harlestons the comfort of chauffeurs, tailored clothes, and servants whose skin was darker than theirs. It also launched the family into a generation of glory as painters, performers, and photographers in the "high yellow" society of America's colored upper class. The Harlestons' remarkable 100-year journey spans the waning days of Reconstruction, the precious art world of the early 1900s, the back alleys of the Jazz Age, and the dawn of the civil rights movement.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.