Clifton Taulbert's loving memoir of life in the colored section of a little Mississippi Delta town has won praise and stirred hearts across the nation, selling some 210,000 copies so far.
This is a uniquely authentic look at life behind the walls of segregation, written with a deep appreciation for the "silent heroes" of segregation, the men and women who nurtured the young, protected them from harm in difficult circumstances, inspiring them to grow beyond the narrow boundaries of life in Glen Allan, Mississippi. Read on NPR's "Radio Reader" by Dick Estell.
