Kenny wakes up as they pull into the rest stop off I-75. There’s not much here, but he’s hungry and needs to relieve himself, so he gets out. Daddy is driving them to Birmingham to see Momma’s family. Kenny’s older brother Byron has gotten into trouble and they are leaving him in Birmingham with Momma’s … Continue reading The Watsons go to Birmingham – 1963
Driving across the Cochran Africatown bridge, you might miss the history just below and to the side of the roadway. The run-down houses and industrial facilities look like many other older communities across the United States, but this one has a unique history. Founded after the Civil War by former enslaved persons brought to Alabama … Continue reading Africatown
Thank you NetGalley and Harper Muse Audiobooks for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Rose doesn’t know what to do. She’s moved back home to her parents’ home in a small Georgia town. She left her husband’s family land a thousand miles away after his return from Vietnam, recovering from … Continue reading Homeward
It’s 1960 and the crossroads between a $25 traffic ticket, a Civil Rights sit in, and a presidential election. One arrest will bring the famed Kennedy’s of Camelot together with one of the most well-known ministers in the South in a dramatic way. Set in the city of Atlanta, we are introduced to a list … Continue reading Nine Days
BOOK REVIEW: Warriors Don't Cry - 5 out of 5 Stars
