pTALLADEGA DAYS is an intriguing biography of a complex, nineteenth century man who presented at least three faces to the world a public face of hard-earned competency and at least two private faces of varying degrees of intimacy and supportiveness to what might be characterized as family. The story is set against the background of hard times in an agrarian, segregated South, and a countervailing,
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pTALLADEGA DAYS is an intriguing biography of a complex, nineteenth century man who presented at least three faces to the world a public face of hard-earned competency and at least two private faces of varying degrees of intimacy and supportiveness to what might be characterized as family. The story is set against the background of hard times in an agrarian, segregated South, and a countervailing, but quite possibly, equally racist North. Dr. Houston Brummit's recounting of the life and times of Dr. William Brummit is interspersed with personal interpretations of historic events-including his Ku Klux Klan assault and abduction. This one, resurrected life gives those of us who wonder about post-racial America time to reflect on the extraordinary spirit of those Americans of color, like William H. Brummit, who, in spite of their own failings and the threats made to their lives and liberties, insisted upon respect despite the devastating cost.pp -CLAUDEWELL S. THOMAS, M.D., MPHpp Professor Emeritus pp Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences pp David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLApp Distinguished Life Fellowpp ppDrawing on public sources, oral history, and a rich trove of personal correspondence, Brummit reveals the struggles and triumphs of a family deeply affected by the racial hierarchy of the early twentieth century South but not broken by it. The life of the author's grandfather, William H. Brummit, reminds us that even during the nadir of American race relations, African Americans vigorously pursued equality, maintaining their dignity and often achieving success in a social environment built upon and structured to preserve a belief in Black inferiority. pp -JACQUELINE AKINS, PH.D.pp Chair, Department of History, Philosophy and Religion Studiespp Community College of Philadelphiapp ppHouston Brummit's genealogy provides a visual storyline of his 1869 patrilineal connection to his grandfather, Dr. Wil
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