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In Multicolored
Memories of a Black Southern Girl, (The University Press of Kentucky,
$25.00/hardcover, $17.95 paperback) Kitty Oliver takes readers on a journey
of exploration from her hometown of Jacksonville to the halls of the University
of Florida as one of its first African American freshmen in 1965 and far
beyond. One reviewer describes it as "a thinking woman's memoir of a journey
with many side trips" in her search for a sense of "home." With humor, poignancy,
and lyrical language (reminiscent at times of another Florida writer, Zora
Neale Hurston), Oliver shares her passages from the "old world" to the new
as an immigrant's journey, indicative of the American experience. Blending
past and present, she searches for roots from the Gullah or "Geechee" culture
of South Carolina to the urban streets of northern Florida to the multicultural
mix of South Florida, exploring America, Europe and Africa. These autobiographical
essays are an upbeat journal - part travelogue, part memoir, described as
"a delightful field trip" that's educational, too. Part of the Women in
Southern Culture series. For information and ordering contact The
University Press of Kentucky (1-800-839-6855).
Click the links below for other books from Kitty:
Voices of America: Race and Change in Hollywood, Florida
Multicultural Reflections on "Race and Change"
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