Walking on the grass : a white woman in a Black world / Carla Mancari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mancari, C. R. (Carla R.), 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mancari, C. R. (Carla R.), 1933-.

Mancari, C. R.

South Carolina State College.

Women, White--United States--Biography.

Women, White.

College students--South Carolina--Orangeburg--Biography.

College students.

South Carolina State College--Biography.

Racism.

African American universities and colleges.

Orangeburg (S.C.)--Race relations.

Orangeburg (S.C.).

African American universities and colleges--South Carolina--Orangeburg.

Racism--United States--Case studies.

United States.

South Carolina--Orangeburg.

Genre:

Case studies.

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

221 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Macon, Ga. : Mercer University Press, 2001.

Summary:

In the late sixties, Carla Mancari, a thirty-four-year-old white woman, sought a college degree at the historically black South Carolina State College. There, she faced inner demons of racist society, confronted her own fears and prejudices, learned to overcome her beliefs, and came to understand that racism is the most deadly of society's self-inflicted wounds.

During her time at South Carolina State, a riot erupted between students and police when students were protesting a segregated bowling alley. Several of the protesters were killed in what has become known as the Orangeburg Massacre.

Carla Mancari's inner journey mirrors that of the nation as a whole as it struggles against racism. By reading Mancari's memoir, we gain insight into our own moral struggles.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page [223]).

ISBN:

0865547173

OCLC:

48100685