Book summaryA woman who grew up on welfare in the '60s defends the system that gave her an opportunity to get through high school and go to Yale. She is now an editor at the "New York Times Book Review". A "New York Times" Notable Book. Media reviews"Bray is an eloquent and perhaps surprising voice for the generation of welfare recipients that has come of age since the '60s. As her affecting story reflects, her accomplishment is an achievement not so much of material progress bu tof the intellect--a contribution to cultural understanding." |
Unafraid of the Dark : A Memoir (Advance Uncorrected Proof)by Bray, Rosemary L
Book desription: Random House, New York; 1998; Very Good Trade Paperback, Advance Uncorrected Proof. First Edition, Second Printing. "Rosemary Bray describes growing up poor in Chicago in the 1960s. In this beautiful memoir about how the dark in a life can be overcome, race, gender, and social problems are explored." 290 pp. ISBN: 0679425551 This is an Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC). Appears NEW & UNREAD. Noted flaw: barely noticeable taped tear at spine. Biographies & Memoirs; Ethnic; African-Americans; African American Women; Chicago; African American Studies; Biography; ARCs & Uncorrected Proofs; Bray, Rosemary L. Bray.
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