After her first book, Born Colored: Life Before Bloody Sunday, Erin’s readers demanded more. This story introduces Chicago memories from arriving as a young bride to the present day. It has been, as the sub-title indicates, a long and bittersweet journey.
With perceptive insight, Erin Goseer Mitchell continues to define race, class and family struggle in this companion book to her first powerful memoir. It is essential reading for anyone who wants a candid first-hand account of 20th century American history. Informal, yet passionate, her writing remains thought provoking and inspiring. —Laurence Carr, Author, Pancake Hollow Primer (winner, Next Generation Indie Book Award)
Erin Mitchell's book, From Colored to Black: A Bittersweet Journey gives the reader a behind the scenes look at the making of a Powerhouse. Erin's ability to bare her soul indicates a courage possessed by only a select group of writers. The telling experiences that shaped not only her view of the world, but her place in it, can serve as a guide for all of us. —LaRhonda Crosby-Johnson, author of the Jubilee Taylor Series
In clear, precise prose, Erin Goseer Mitchell describes the challenges she and her family faced when they moved from the deep South to Chicago. The first person narrative reveals an invaluable social history about being a minority in a white world and struggling to maintain dignity. —Miriam W. Palm, Librarian, Stanford University (Retired)
by Erin Goseer Mitchell
After her first book, Born Colored: Life Before Bloody Sunday, Erin’s readers demanded more. This story introduces Chicago memories from arriving as a young bride to the present day. It has been, as the sub-title indicates, a long and bittersweet journey.
With perceptive insight, Erin Goseer Mitchell continues to define race, class and family struggle in this companion book to her first powerful memoir. It is essential reading for anyone who wants a candid first-hand account of 20th century American history. Informal, yet passionate, her writing remains thought provoking and inspiring. —Laurence Carr, Author, Pancake Hollow Primer (winner, Next Generation Indie Book Award)
Erin Mitchell's book, From Colored to Black: A Bittersweet Journey gives the reader a behind the scenes look at the making of a Powerhouse. Erin's ability to bare her soul indicates a courage possessed by only a select group of writers. The telling experiences that shaped not only her view of the world, but her place in it, can serve as a guide for all of us. —LaRhonda Crosby-Johnson, author of the Jubilee Taylor Series
In clear, precise prose, Erin Goseer Mitchell describes the challenges she and her family faced when they moved from the deep South to Chicago. The first person narrative reveals an invaluable social history about being a minority in a white world and struggling to maintain dignity. —Miriam W. Palm, Librarian, Stanford University (Retired)
