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Published: Oct. 18, 2011
Words: 38,650 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780983947707
Short description
This story was taken from the lives of my parents and those who interacted with them. This is the second of an African American Family trilogy–following three successive generation of the same family. This is Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the months leading up to and through the start of World War II. Black labor was moving North. Both unions and companies, with few exceptions, barred their employment.Extended description
It was a time when national labor policies governing race first began to take shape in the industrial sectors of America. It was a time of radical change. The change that was inevitable would not come easily; it would not come without struggle; it would not come without blood; it would not come without death.Annie Tallman Lindsey had married Robert (Buddy) Lindsey just before moving to Milwaukee in 1935. Soon after their arrival her sister Pearl Tallman and Pearl's young son Calvin joined them. The activities of this family are the ingredients from which this story was brewed.
Annie Mae is the daughter of Jacob and Clara Tallman of "Harvest The Dust." On the staff of the Milwaukee Urban League, she leads the struggle to force the A.O. Smith Corporation to hire black men in full-time jobs. World War II helps to make her efforts successful.
Tags
world war 2, black fiction, family fiction, milwaukee, scab labor, black labor, urban league, naacp, adolphus ward black studiesAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Dottie Sabo
on Nov. 14, 2011 :
I had purchased a Nook Simple just so I could download Harvest The Dirt. That was from Barnes & Noble. When I learned that Adolphus had completed his trilogy and submitted to Smashwords, I immediately downloaded the 2nd & 3rd books. After reading Milk The Iron Cow, I couldn't wait to read the next book. I absolutely loved the entire trilogy. Calvin, the main African American character, lived in a time when being black meant unrest everyone. His strength, his compassion for life's experiences, and his love, comes through in each and every word.
Dottie Sabo
(reviewed within a month of purchase)