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By Clifton L. Taulbert

By Clifton L. Taulbert

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May 01, 1995 | ISBN 9780140244779

Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored by Clifton L. Taulbert
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About Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored

“A bittersweet story about love, community, and family—and the difference they made in the life of one young man.”—The New York Times Book Review.

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About Clifton L. Taulbert

Clifton Taulbert is the author of three memoirs: Once Upon A Time When We Were Colored, the basis for the critically acclaimed feature film by the same name; The Last Train North, Watching Our Crops Come In, and most recently,… More about Clifton L. Taulbert

Product Details

Category: Biography & Memoir | History

Paperback | $14.00
Published by Penguin Books
May 01, 1995 | 160 Pages | 5 x 7 | ISBN 9780140244779
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Table Of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One Poppa, Black Buddha of the South

Chapter Two Long Brown Stockings and Colored Debutantes

Chapter Three Colored People, Just Passing Time

Chapter Four Luggage, Legs and Gorgeous Colored Women

Chapter Five Fear, and Hope: Childhood Memories

Chapter Six The Ice Man

Chapter Seven Colored Politics in a Small Southern Town

Chapter Eight Some Glad Morning, Some Glad Day, I’ll Fly Away

Chapter Nine The End of a Season

Chapter Ten All in a Day’s Work

Chapter Eleven Dreams, Trains and Other Things

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