The House at the End of the Road(1st Edition) The Story of Three Generations of an Interracial Family in the American South by W. RalphEubanks Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2009 by Smithsonian ISBN-13: 978-0-06-137573-6, ISBN: 0-06-137573-X
"A powerful story about race and identity told through the lives of one American family across three generationsIn 1914, in defiance of his middle-class landowning family, a young white man named James Morgan Richardson married a light-skinned black woman named Edna Howell. Over more than twenty years of marriage, they formed a strong family and built a house at the end of a winding sandy road in South Alabama, a place where their safety ..."
Ever Is a Long Time(Reprint) A Journey Into Mississippi's Dark Past, A Memoir by W. RalphEubanks, Ralph T. Eubanks Paperback, 264 Pages, Published 2005 by Basic Books International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-465-02105-5, ISBN: 0-465-02105-0
"In June of 1957, Governor James Coleman stepped before the cameras of "Meet the Press" and was asked whether the public schools would ever be integrated. "Well, ever is a long time," he replied, "[but] I would say that a baby born in Mississippi today will never live long enough to see an integrated school." In this extraordinary pilgrimage, Library of Congress Publishing Director W. Ralph Eubanks recaptures the feel of growing up durin ..."
A Place Like Mississippi A Journey Through a Real and Imagined Literary Landscape (Hardback or Cased Book) by W. RalphEubanks Hardcover, 268 Pages, Published 2021 by Timber Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-60469-958-6, ISBN: 1-60469-958-2
"In A Place Like Mississippi, Eubanks honors and explores this landscape, and this history, as he reveals the many ways it has informed the work of some of America’s most treasured authors."
The House at the End of the Road(Reprint) The Story of Three Generations of an Interracial Family in the American South by W. RalphEubanks Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2011 by University Press Of Mississippi ISBN-13: 978-1-61703-081-9, ISBN: 1-61703-081-3
"A story of one family's love and courage in the Jim Crow-era Deep South In defiance of his middle-class landowning family, a young white man named James Morgan Richardson married a light-skinned black woman, Edna Howell. It was 1914 in south Alabama. Together they eventually built a house at the dead end of a road in a rural black community. If you came there to do the Richardson family harm, you faced Jim Richardson's rule of justice, ..."
"Yes, there is barbecue, but that’s just one course of the meal. With Vinegar and Char the Southern Foodways Alliance celebrates twenty years of symposia by offering a collection of poems that are by turns as sophisticated and complex, as vivid and funny, and as buoyant and poignant as any SFA gathering.The roster of contributors includes Natasha Trethewey, Robert Morgan, Atsuro Riley, Adrienne Su, Richard Blanco, Ed Madden, Nikky Finney ..."
Ever Is A Long Time(1st Edition) A Journey Into Mississippi's Dark Past A Memoir by W. RalphEubanks, Ralph T. Eubanks Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2003 by Basic Books ISBN-13: 978-0-7382-0570-0, ISBN: 0-7382-0570-2
"A gripping memoir of coming of age in Mississippi in the Civil Rights era, and a startling look at the once secret files of the State Sovereignty Commission. Like the renowned classics Praying for Sheetrock and North Toward Home, Ever Is a Long Time captures the spirit and feel of a small Southern town divided by racism and violence in the midst of the Civil Rights era. Part personal journey, part social and political history, this e ..."
"This collection of highly readable essays reveals that research is not restricted to library archives. When researchers pursue information and perspectives from sources beyond the archives―from existing people and places― they are often rewarded with unexpected discoveries that enrich their research and their lives.Beyond the Archives: Research as a Lived Process presents narratives that demystify and illuminate the research process by ..."
A Place Like Mississippi The Journey Through a Real and Imagined Literary Landscape by W. RalphEubanks 268 Pages, Published 2021 by Timber Press ISBN-13: 978-1-64326-058-7, ISBN: 1-64326-058-8
"Thompson-Chandler House (Oxford, Mississippi), 158, 159 Threefoot Building (Meridian, Mississippi), 125, 127 Thurber Prize, 45 Till, Emmett, 219–223, 224 Time magazine, 170, 220 A Time to Kill (Grisham), 172, 177 Tobacco Road, ..."
"Part of a completely new photography series, featuring The Library of Congress internationally renowned collection of Farm Security Administration (FSA) and Office of War Information (OWI) photographs, this title provides a unique view of American life during the Great Depression and Second World War. "Fields of Vision: The Photographs of Ben Shahn" features an introduction to his work by Timothy Egan and 50 striking images. Trained as ..."
Ever Is a Long Time A Journey Into Mississippi's Dark Past A Memoir by W. RalphEubanks 264 Pages, Published 2007 by Basic Books ISBN-13: 978-0-465-00980-0, ISBN: 0-465-00980-8
"My editor, Elizabeth Carduff, kept me on the right track as I wrote and helped me
ask myself the hard questions about life in Mississippi. Evie Righter copyedited
the manuscript with great skill and care. I owe a sincere debt of gratitude to all of
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Many Thousand Gone An American Fable by Ronald L. Fair, W. RalphEubanks [Paperback ] by Fair, Ronald L., Eubanks, W. Ralph Paperback, 125 Pages, Published 2023 by Library Of America ISBN-13: 978-1-59853-763-5, ISBN: 1-59853-763-6
The House at the End of the Road The Story of Three Generations of an Interracial Family in the American South by W. RalphEubanks 224 Pages, Published 2009 by Harpercollins E-Books ISBN-13: 978-0-06-187792-6, ISBN: 0-06-187792-1
"This is work that breathes the Delta air and seeks to frame the region and its people in a 21st-century context, at a time when white America may be starting to finally come to terms with the sins of its past."