Leon's story
1st ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Roth, Susan L., ill. - Contributor
Publication
1997 - Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
26,750 words, Guess
Page Count
107 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100374343799
- ISBN-139780374343798
- Goodreads5122882
- LibraryThing573003
- Library of Congress Control Number96043544
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780374343798
- Open LibraryOL1003858M
Classifications
- DDC975.6/55
- DDCB
- LCCF264.F86 T55 1997
and 1 more
- LCCF264.F86T55 1997
Description
The son of a North Carolina sharecropper recalls the hard times faced by his family and other African Americans in the first half of the twentieth century and the changes that the civil rights movement helped bring about.
First Sentence
My name is Leon Walter Tillage.
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