text Unloose my heart : a personal reckoning with the twisted roots of my southern family tree
- Summary
- "A deeply personal memoir that unearths a family history of racism, slaveholding, and trauma as well as love and sparks of delight. Marcia Herman's family moved to Birmingham in 1946, when she was five years old, and settled in the steel-making ci... Read more
- Contents
- Early childhood -- A hybrid self -- Moving to Birmingham -- Searching for Jesse Robinson -- The McAlpins explained -- Summers north -- Summers south -- Harmony Hall, the Richardsons, and turpentine -- Coming of age -- The Brooke Hill School for Gi... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press 2023
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 921 HERMAN-GIDDENS, MARCIA EDWINA HER in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 921 HERMAN-GIDDENS, MARCIA EDWINA HER in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |
Herman-Giddens, Marcia Edwina 1941-
Women, White Alabama Birmingham Biography
Birmingham (Ala.) Social life and customs 20th century
Civil rights movements Alabama Birmingham History 20th century
Birmingham (Ala.) Race relations History 20th century
Herman-Giddens, Marcia Edwina 1941- Family
McAlpin, Robert -1852 Family
Slaveholders Southern States Biography
Birmingham (Ala.) Biography
Civil rights movements
Families
Manners and customs
Race relations
Slaveholders
Women, White
Alabama Birmingham
Southern States
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| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 921 HERMAN-GIDDENS, MARCIA EDWINA HER in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |
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