{"product_id":"son-of-tenant-farmers-the-journey-9781480877290","title":"Son of Tenant Farmers: The Journey","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480877290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Cecil a. Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36652837798044,"sku":"9781480877290","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a62d9d70-1b6b-46e2-b8bc-b36cf1e2b22c.jpg?v=1603880580","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/son-of-tenant-farmers-the-journey-9781480877290","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}