Reckoning with one of the American South's darkest periods, renowned author and historian Ron Anderson brings an evocative and powerful new book, "I Was Born Poor, I Was Born Black, And I Was Born In Mississippi." This poignant narrative delves into the stark realities of what it was like growing up in the racially charged environment of the Mississippi Delta through a native son, George Scott, as personal anecdotes weave historical insights to create a compelling portrait of self-determination and survival.
This Is a Story of Resilience and Victory
"I Was Born Poor, I Was Born Black, And I Was Born In Mississippi" is author Ron Anderson’s unsparing depiction of Scott’s life in the Mississippi Delta and the greater landscape of the African American experience in the Deep South. His book takes the feel of the weight of reality in fighting against a system marked with poverty, racism, and social injustice, and its perpetuation into major league baseball.
Key Highlights:
- Historical Context: Anderson carefully traces the historical context of the Mississippi Delta from the antebellum era through the civil rights movement to give readers a comprehensive understanding of this complicated and painful regional history.
- Intimate Narrative: With vivid storytelling, Anderson shares with the reader a graphic account of growing up black and extremely poor in Jim Crow Mississippi - its struggles, the triumphs, and everything in between.
- Cultural Sense: The book depicts the vibrant cultural background that exists within Mississippi's African American society, as represented by music, culture, and community ties, which have helped them from a long-standing burdensome past.
- Inspiring Message: Despite the hardships in the story, the overall message delivered here is one of hope and resilience, which define the champions who have fought for parity and justice.
About the Author
Ron Anderson grew up in the Boston area following their 1950s era major league baseball teams, with allegiance initially rooted in the crosstown club, the Braves, and then morphing permanently to the vicissitudes of a Red Sox team in 1953 upon the Braves departure from the city. He was a contributing writer to several Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) biographies: ’75: The Red Sox Team That Saved Baseball; The 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox: Pandemonium on the Field; When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Series Champion Red Sox; Spahn, Sain and Teddy Ballgame: Boston’s almost Perfect Baseball Summer of 1948; Go-Go to Glory: The 1959 Chicago White Sox. A contributing author of several articles for SABR’s Baseball Biography Project. And, his fulllength baseball biography of former Red Sox All-Star first baseman George Scott - Long Taters: A Baseball Biography of George “Boomer” Scott, McFarland Publishing, which was released in the fall of 2011. He lives with his wife, Gail, in Concord, NH.
Praise for the Book
"It's a wonderful achievement to blend personal memoir with historical narrative, so informative and deeply moving," praised Anderson's critics and readers alike. "I Was Born Poor, I Was Born Black, And I Was Born In Mississippi." is a testimony to the human spirit's triumph and a reminder of how thoroughly the course of history has told its tale in our present and future.
Availability:
"I Was Born Poor, I was Born Black, And I Was Born In Mississippi" can be found at major bookstores and also available on Amazon.
Book Name: I Was Born Poor, I was Born Black, And I Was Born In Mississippi
Author Name: Ron Anderson
ISBN Number: 1917613989
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