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A Measure of Belonging: Twenty-One Writers of Color on the New American South
By Barnes, Cinelle
- ISBN
- 9781938235719
- Publisher
- Hub City
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Reviewed on December 11, 2020 | Arts & Humanities
Editor Barnes (Monsoon Mansion) invites 21 writers to tell their story as people of color living in the American South. Essays address topics such as race, home, identity, loss, and family. Aruni Kashyap relates the difficulty of renting a house from white landlords, who test his intelligence and ask questions about his religion. Frederick McKindra celebrates majorettes as a unique, Southern dance style. Working on her grandfather's tobacco farm as a child, Dia...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
