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Eubanks, W. Ralph. Ever is a Long Time: a Journey into Mississippi's Dark Past.(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)

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| September 15, 2003 | Bush, Vanessa | COPYRIGHT 2003 American Library Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Sept. 2003. 256p. illus. Basic, $26 (0-7382-0570-2). 305.8.

Eubanks' fond memories of growing up in Mount Olive, Mississippi, in the 1960s were tinged with a reality he was loathe to admit until his young sons began asking about his childhood home. The innocent inquiries of his mixed-race children sent Eubanks exploring the darker side of life in the rural community during the turbulent civil rights era. His father, a county agent, and his mother, a schoolteacher, raised their four children on an 80-acre farm they owned to shield them from most of the racial indignities visited on ...

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