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We got by : a Black family's journey in the Heartland
- Title
- We got by : a Black family's journey in the Heartland / Ric S. Sheffield.
- Author
- Sheffield, Ric S., 1954-
- Publication
- Columbus : Trillium, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press, [2022]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc E 23-1297 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 200 pages : illustrations, portraits; 23 cm
- Summary
- "A Kenyon College professor relates his family's story in this memoir about the rural Ohio life of three generations of a Black family through the twentieth century"--
- Alternative Title
- Black family's journey in the Heartland
- Subject
- Sheffield, Ric S., 1954- > Family
- Sheffield family
- Hammond family
- 1900-1999
- African Americans > Ohio > Genealogy
- African Americans > Ohio > Biography
- African Americans > Ohio > Social conditions > 20th century
- African Americans
- African Americans > Social conditions
- Families
- Family members
- Mount Vernon (Ohio) > Biography
- Ohio > Genealogy
- Ohio
- Ohio > Mount Vernon
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Genealogy.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- The Making of Lon Hammonds -- Discovering the Real Bertha -- To Win Her Hand -- Helping Out During Hard Times -- More Than Just Faith on Trial -- Sewing on the Stripes -- Reading, Writing, and 'Rithmetic -- Miss Bronze Ohio -- Saying "I Do" and Then Doing It -- A Man's Pride -- The Unhappiest of Birthdays -- I'd Sweep the Streets If I Had To -- Managing to Get By -- Wanting a Carefree Life for Them -- Adventure in the Blood -- Just a Couple of Boys on Safari -- Innocent Child's Play -- Ina Mae to the Rescue -- George Helps Her Move On -- It's Okay to Remarry -- I Gotta Get Out of Here -- If Not for Bad Luck, He'd Have No Luck at All -- Consequences of Racism -- Off to the Big City -- Thank You 'Til You're Better Paid.
- Call Number
- Sc E 23-1297
- ISBN
- 9780814258422
- 0814258425
- 9780814282298 (canceled/invalid)
- 0814282296 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2022013433
- OCLC
- 1305294609
- Author
- Sheffield, Ric S., 1954- author.
- Title
- We got by : a Black family's journey in the Heartland / Ric S. Sheffield.
- Publisher
- Columbus : Trillium, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press, [2022]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 23-1297