LIFE ON THE LAND: Memoir of a Farmer's Daughter is an inspirational look at life through the eyes of a black child during a time when "cotton was king." Carolyn J. Brown shares her story of living on a farm in Northeast Texas. She details the challenges and joys of growing up in a family of black cotton farmers who worked on their own land. Upon leaving the farm for a career in urban education, the author faced different kinds of challenges an...
LIFE ON THE LAND: Memoir of a Farmer's Daughter is an inspirational look at life through the eyes of a black child during a time when "cotton was king." Carolyn J. Brown shares her story of living on a farm in Northeast Texas. She details the challenges and joys of growing up in a family of black cotton farmers who worked on their own land. Upon leaving the farm for a career in urban education, the author faced different kinds of challenges an...
Artist Kate Freeman Clark (1875-1957) left behind over one thousand paintings now stored at a gallery bearing her name in her hometown of Holly Springs, Mississippi. Butit was not until after her death in 1957 that citizens even discovered that she was a painter of considerable stature. The Artist's Sketch shines a light on Clark, finally bringing her out of obscurity.
