In which I recount growing up in segregated Tennessee and recount the books that helped me cope.
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Tag Archives: May Justus
My Life in Lit – Segregation
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Harper Lee, Huckleberry Finn, integration, Mark Twain, New Boy in School, racism, segregation, To Kill a Mockingbird Comments closed
My Town’s Desegregation Battles
Yesterday Sewanee, Tennessee had a ceremony honoring those families, including my own, involved in a historic civil rights suit 50 years ago.
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My Memories of a Mountain Writer
May Justus, an Appalachian author who wrote children’s books and poetry, has a great poem about windy weather. Recalling it recently brought back other memories of this remarkable woman.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Winds A'Blowing", Highlander Folk School, Nature, racism, segregation Comments closed