{"product_id":"son-of-tenant-farmers-the-journey-paperback","title":"Son of Tenant Farmers: The Journey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCecil a. Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCecil A. Brown was born in the rural South seventeen days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor to a family of tenant farmers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing up, his family did it all: the planting, harvesting, and marketing. The landowner provided the land and took a significant portion of any proceeds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSomehow, Brown's parents sent all nine of their children to college, with the author earning a bachelor of science in agricultural education and a master's degree in counseling. In this memoir, he recalls what it was like growing up amid racism and segregation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt one point, he was paid less than two fellow white employees because he had graduated from a historically black university.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnother time, he was told by a white man that there were no blacks in the South qualified for a promotion, but perhaps there were some in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin the author as he examines our not-so-distant racist past, and how he overcame racism, anxiety, and alcohol abuse to live a life filled with meaning and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751466500384,"sku":"9781480877290","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e9f728ea9c0088a8f975ff8fee1ef915.webp?v=1779973789","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/son-of-tenant-farmers-the-journey-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}