the Constant Reader: Backside of the Country

 

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Sarah Williams

PublishAmerica is proud to present “Backside of the Country” by Sarah Williams of Asheville, North Carolina.

During the turbulent years of 1930-1965, events disrupted the lives of many African Americans. The Kane family, a family of sharecroppers, was no exception. Stanley Kane, a widower and father of seven, was the family’s anchor. Annie Jo Kane, the second oldest child, is the main character in this story. She and her six brothers and sisters are sometimes traumatized and sometimes elated by events that unfold. This story takes place in Mississippi and North Carolina, and contains a plot that touches on many historic civil rights occurrences.

Backside of the
Country is a story of fiction based on stories the author heard during
her younger years. The characters are a creation of her imagination but
could refer to any African American who lived in the south during those
years and even sometimes today. People of any age, who have the ability
to understand remotely what racism can do to a country’s people, will
appreciate the characters and stories contained in this book. Jim Crow
is dead but prejudice and racism are still very much alive.

book_backside_country.jpgSarah states that writing Backside of the Country was a labor of love.
Her mother suggested the writing of this book in her own style. The
South, during the years that she wrote about, was not an easy place for
any African Americans to live. Hate, one man for another, was the order
of the day, and most people who lived there were subjected to it.


Williams, the daughter of Willie and Annie Kimbrough Williams, was born
into a family of seven. She was born and raised in Asheville, North
Carolina, and was educated at Winston-Salem State University, and
Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Growing up
during the civil rights era taught her that she had to persevere if she
ever hoped to escape many of the stereotypical labels assigned to
African Americans.


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Contact Sarah at: www.freewebs.com/sarahwms or www.authorsden.com/sarahwilliams

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