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Bertice Berry:
The Ties That Bind: A Memoir of Race, Memory, and Redemption - hardcover

2009, ISBN: 0767924142

[SR: 727186], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780767924146], Deckle Edge, Broadway Books, Broadway Books, Book, [PU: Broadway Books], 2009-02-03, Broadway Books, When novelist Bertice Berry set out to write a history of her family, she initially believed she’d uncover a story of slavery and black pain, but the deeper she dug, the more surprises she found. There was heartache, yes, but also something unexpected: hope. Peeling away the layers, Berry came to learn that the history of slavery cannot be quantified in simple, black-and-white terms of “good” and “evil” but is rather a complex tapestry of roles and relations, of choices and individual responsibility.In this poignant, reflective memoir, Berry skillfully relays the evolution of relations between the races, from slavery to Reconstruction, from the struggles of the Civil Rights movement and the Black Power 1970s, and on to the present day. In doing so, she sheds light on a picture of the past that not only liberates but also unites and evokes the need to forgive , 2366, African-American & Black, 2365, Ethnic & National, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 3048891, Memoirs, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books

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Bertice Berry:
The Ties That Bind: A Memoir of Race, Memory, and Redemption - hardcover

2009, ISBN: 0767924142

[SR: 727186], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780767924146], Deckle Edge, Broadway Books, Broadway Books, Book, [PU: Broadway Books], 2009-02-03, Broadway Books, When novelist Bertice Berry set out to write a history of her family, she initially believed she’d uncover a story of slavery and black pain, but the deeper she dug, the more surprises she found. There was heartache, yes, but also something unexpected: hope. Peeling away the layers, Berry came to learn that the history of slavery cannot be quantified in simple, black-and-white terms of “good” and “evil” but is rather a complex tapestry of roles and relations, of choices and individual responsibility.In this poignant, reflective memoir, Berry skillfully relays the evolution of relations between the races, from slavery to Reconstruction, from the struggles of the Civil Rights movement and the Black Power 1970s, and on to the present day. In doing so, she sheds light on a picture of the past that not only liberates but also unites and evokes the need to forgive , 2366, African-American & Black, 2365, Ethnic & National, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 3048891, Memoirs, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books

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Bertice Berry:
The Ties That Bind: A Memoir of Race, Memory, and Redemption - hardcover

2009, ISBN: 0767924142

[SR: 727186], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780767924146], Deckle Edge, Broadway Books, Broadway Books, Book, [PU: Broadway Books], 2009-02-03, Broadway Books, When novelist Bertice Berry set out to write a history of her family, she initially believed she’d uncover a story of slavery and black pain, but the deeper she dug, the more surprises she found. There was heartache, yes, but also something unexpected: hope. Peeling away the layers, Berry came to learn that the history of slavery cannot be quantified in simple, black-and-white terms of “good” and “evil” but is rather a complex tapestry of roles and relations, of choices and individual responsibility.In this poignant, reflective memoir, Berry skillfully relays the evolution of relations between the races, from slavery to Reconstruction, from the struggles of the Civil Rights movement and the Black Power 1970s, and on to the present day. In doing so, she sheds light on a picture of the past that not only liberates but also unites and evokes the need to forgive , 2366, African-American & Black, 2365, Ethnic & National, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 3048891, Memoirs, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books

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Berry, Bertice:
The Ties That Bind - new book

ISBN: 9780767924146

ID: 352191

When novelist Bertice Berry set out to write a history of her family, she initially believed she'd uncover a story of slavery and black pain, but the deeper she dug, the more surprises she found. There was heartache, yes, but also something unexpected: hope. Peeling away the layers, Berry came to learn that the history of slavery cannot be quantified in simple, black-and-white terms of good and evil but is rather a complex tapestry of roles and relations, of choices and individual responsibility. In this poignant, reflective memoir, Berry skillfully relays the evolution of relations between the races, from slavery to Reconstruction, from the struggles of the Civil Rights movement and the Black Power 1970s, and on to the present day. In doing so, she sheds light on a picture of the past that not only liberates but also unites and evokes the need to forgive and be forgiven. Social Science Social Science eBook, Crown/Archetype

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The Ties That Bind: A Memoir of Race Memory and Redemption [Deckle Edge] [Hardcover] - hardcover

ISBN: 0767924142

ID: 17300113937

[EAN: 9780767924146], Neubuch, Biography & Autobiography|General, Biography & Autobiography|Personal Memoirs, BRAND NEW. Fast Shipping. Prompt Customer Service. Satisfaction guaranteed., [PU: Broadway Books, Morgan Road Books]