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Red, white, black & blue : a dual memoir of race and class in Appalachia / William M. Drennen, Jr. and Kojo (William T.) Jones, Jr. ; edited by Dolores M. Johnson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Drennen, William M.
- Series:
- Ohio University Press series in ethnicity and gender in Appalachia
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drennen, William M.
- Jones, Kojo, 1942-.
- Jones, Kojo.
- Men, White--West Virginia--Charleston--Biography.
- Men, White.
- African American men--West Virginia--Charleston--Biography.
- African American men.
- Friendship--West Virginia--Charleston--Case studies.
- Friendship.
- Social conditions.
- Social classes.
- History.
- Charleston (W. Va.)--Biography.
- Charleston (W. Va.).
- Charleston (W. Va.)--Race relations.
- Charleston (W. Va.)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Social classes--West Virginia--Charleston--History--20th century.
- Appalachian Region, Southern--Social conditions--Case studies.
- Appalachian Region, Southern.
- Southern Appalachian Region.
- West Virginia--Charleston.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 220 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Red, white, black, and blue
- Place of Publication:
- Athens : Ohio University Press, [2004]
- Summary:
- This collaborative memoir by a European American and an African American, both from Charleston, WV, is a groundbreaking approach to studying not only cultural linguistics but also the cultural heritage of a historic time and place in America. It gives witness to the issues of race and class inherent in the way we write, speak, and think.
- Contents:
- Part 1. Where We Are Today
- Chapter 1. "Who the Hell Is Kojo?" 3
- Chapter 2. "I Am Probably a Typical White Man" 5
- Part 2. Whence We Have Come
- Chapter 3. Growing Up White 9
- Chapter 4. Growing Up Black 43
- Part 3. Where We Have Been
- Chapter 5. Living Class 73
- Chapter 6. Living Race 117
- Part 4. How We See It Now
- Chapter 7. A Reflection 147
- Chapter 8. Two Letters 151
- Part 5. Analysis
- Chapter 9. The Language of Red, White, Black, and Blue 157
- Chapter 10. Mastering the Mix 197.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-209) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0821415352
- 0821415360
- OCLC:
- 52876228
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