Title: Pride of Family
Description: "Pride of Family is the true story of an upper-middle-class African American clan - and four generations of extraordinary women. Carole Ione, rebel daughter from a long line of rebel daughters, traces her heritage from her mother, Leighla, a sad and lovely journalist, actress, and composer; to glamorous grandmother Be-Be, the popular restaurateur and former showgirl; to upright great-aunt Sistonie, one of Washington's first black female physicians; and, finally, to great-grandmother Frances Anne Rollin, the indomitable feminist-abolitionist. It is through her great-grandmother's brilliant diaries that Ione finds enlightenment - a deep connection to the women she cherishes and the proud, glorious history they share."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: African American families, African American women, African Americans, Afro-American women, Biography, Family, 1000blackgirlbooks, African americans, genealogy, Africa, biography
Places: Boston (Mass.), New York (State), Washington (D.C.)
People: Carole Ione (1937-), Lewis family, Wheeler family, Whipper family