| Product Summary | | Format: Paperback | | ISBN: 9780140244779 | | Publisher: Penguin Books | | Publish Date: 5/1/1995 | | Buy.com Sku: 30016052 | | Item#: RH4HPY | | Dimensions (in Inches) 7H x 5L x 0.5T |
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| | | In this beautifully evocative tale of life in the segregated South, the author of The Last Train North looks back at his "colored" childhood with deep pride, striking honesty, and unusual affection. Soon to be released as a major film from BET Pictures, directed by Tim Reid and starring Richard Roundtree and Phylicia Rashad. Photos. Annotation: Taulbert affectionately looks back at his childhood in this evocative tale of life in the segregated South.
| PraiseNew York Times Book Review "A bittersweet story about love, community, and family-and the difference they made in the life of one young man."Boston Globe "Above all there emerges from this book warmth and joy, gratitude and affirmation." |
| Awards | Image Award (1996) |  | won, Nonfiction | | |
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