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1 online resource (vi, 257 pages) |
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Forewords to the sixtieth-anniversary edition / Beverly J. Goodwin, Stephanie G. Goodwin, Carmen K. Wadley, and Leah B. Goodwin -- Du Quoin, Illinois -- As a fruitful vine -- Cousin Frankie -- The Black man's strength -- Before our time -- Sunday morning -- We become a race of champions -- When the black spider crawled -- We witness a hanging -- And may the best man win -- Carnival time -- Echoes of Algiers -- I've never seen "Uncle Tom's Cabin" -- The stranger within our gates -- We attend a baptizing -- Strike! -- Miracle on Smoke Row -- Balancing the score -- Living is fun -- A bishop visits our city -- Davis' mine goes on a rampage -- Dad converts a socialist -- almost -- Our pioneers in race relations -- The ugly mask of fear -- Black and powerful |
| Summary |
From the preface by Carmen Kenya Wadley: "Is it good to be black? To Ruby Berkley Goodwin it was ... The black she writes about has nothing to do with skin color, but it does have a great deal to do with self images, values, spiritual strength, and most of all love. Unlike the contradicting definitions of blackness we see reflected in today's crime statistics, movies, television, newspapers, political speeches, advertisements, and sociological reports, Ruby Berkley Goodwin's definition of blackness is simple and to the point: black is good. It's Good to be Black is more than t |
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Print version record |
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Goodwin, Ruby Berkley -- Childhood and youth
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Goodwin, Ruby Berkley fast |
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African American girls -- Illinois -- Du Quoin -- Biography
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African Americans -- Illinois -- Du Quoin -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies.
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Childhood and youth of a person
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African American girls
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African Americans
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Manners and customs
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Race relations
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Du Quoin (Ill.) -- Biography
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Du Quoin (Ill.) -- Social life and customs
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Du Quoin (Ill.) -- Race relations
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Illinois -- Du Quoin
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Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0809331233 |
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9780809331239 |
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