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Blues for the Father

Barry Kohl, Joseph Harrison, Marcel Wilson

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Description:BLUES FOR THE FATHERSYNOPSISSummers in Mississippi are hot … hot and humid. In 1957, racial tensions escalated by the proposed integration of Central High School in Little Rock, pushing the heat to new heights. This year would break records as the hottest summer recorded this century.Marion Blackhurst, a White music producer in Meridian, Mississippi, travels the Deep South searching out music written by Negroes. Their music proved to be very popular in the North, but could only be recorded by Whites. Negroes writing music was acceptable as long as they sold it to White producers. Recording it themselves did not happen in the industry. 1957 was a year when heated, life-changing events would affect more than integration.In the late 50s and early 60s, it wasn’t out of the norm for a White man to have two families … his normal White family, living in a big house and presentable to business associates, and a black lover and children he could visit when he wanted an escape. Traveling often, it afforded Marion the best of both worlds, but the world in 1957 would shake to its core.His White family living in Meridian, Mississippi, had fallen apart with his frequent absences on the road. His wife, Christine, is a drunk driven by the chaos reigning in the household. Marion’s oldest son Lloyd, joined the KKK like his grandfather. Lloyd is responsible for the rape of a young girl, resulting in her suicide. Violence and hate forces Lloyd's younger brother, Linden, to retreat into a shell of silence and fear.Marion's Negro lover of fifteen years, Rosa, and his athletically gifted son, Aaron, live in Birmingham, Alabama. She is a licensed lawyer with a degree from Howard University, but still unable to practice law because of her color and gender. Aaron’s skin color is White, but living with his Negro mother in a Negro area, he defines his identity as Negro. Aaron's athletic ability playing baseball makes him a viable candidate for the big leagues. His acceptance is dependent up his White appearance. His father, Marion, is adamant Aaron pass for White as it is a chance at success. Rosa’s only dream is for her son to succeed, as a proud Negro.Though seemingly a selfish and arrogant man, Marion’s resistance to his two worlds falling apart is based on his personal understanding of the reality of life in the Deep South. His final conversation with Rosa brings Marion full circle and reflects the horrific inequities of life in the country during the early decades of integration.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Blues for the Father. To get started finding Blues for the Father, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2018

ISBN: 1718652984

Description: BLUES FOR THE FATHERSYNOPSISSummers in Mississippi are hot … hot and humid. In 1957, racial tensions escalated by the proposed integration of Central High School in Little Rock, pushing the heat to new heights. This year would break records as the hottest summer recorded this century.Marion Blackhurst, a White music producer in Meridian, Mississippi, travels the Deep South searching out music written by Negroes. Their music proved to be very popular in the North, but could only be recorded by Whites. Negroes writing music was acceptable as long as they sold it to White producers. Recording it themselves did not happen in the industry. 1957 was a year when heated, life-changing events would affect more than integration.In the late 50s and early 60s, it wasn’t out of the norm for a White man to have two families … his normal White family, living in a big house and presentable to business associates, and a black lover and children he could visit when he wanted an escape. Traveling often, it afforded Marion the best of both worlds, but the world in 1957 would shake to its core.His White family living in Meridian, Mississippi, had fallen apart with his frequent absences on the road. His wife, Christine, is a drunk driven by the chaos reigning in the household. Marion’s oldest son Lloyd, joined the KKK like his grandfather. Lloyd is responsible for the rape of a young girl, resulting in her suicide. Violence and hate forces Lloyd's younger brother, Linden, to retreat into a shell of silence and fear.Marion's Negro lover of fifteen years, Rosa, and his athletically gifted son, Aaron, live in Birmingham, Alabama. She is a licensed lawyer with a degree from Howard University, but still unable to practice law because of her color and gender. Aaron’s skin color is White, but living with his Negro mother in a Negro area, he defines his identity as Negro. Aaron's athletic ability playing baseball makes him a viable candidate for the big leagues. His acceptance is dependent up his White appearance. His father, Marion, is adamant Aaron pass for White as it is a chance at success. Rosa’s only dream is for her son to succeed, as a proud Negro.Though seemingly a selfish and arrogant man, Marion’s resistance to his two worlds falling apart is based on his personal understanding of the reality of life in the Deep South. His final conversation with Rosa brings Marion full circle and reflects the horrific inequities of life in the country during the early decades of integration.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Blues for the Father. To get started finding Blues for the Father, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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