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Hush now, baby : the help becomes family /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, Angela W., 1941- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Huntsville, Texas : Texas Review Press, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Dysfunctional families > South Carolina.
African American women household employees > South Carolina.
Women household employees > South Carolina.
Women slaves > South Carolina.
South Carolina > Social life and customs.
Table of Contents:
  • The wedding: Eva stages a sit-in at the wedding
  • The watermelon queen: mother's family tragedies
  • The catch of the lowcountry: father's family background
  • Flyin' high: glorious early years of the couple
  • No time for grievin': first experience with death
  • Summertime: idyllic summers for the family
  • When father knew best: incidents of excellent parenting
  • Gathering clouds: father's demise, mother's illness
  • Eyes wide open: boarding school lessons
  • Blue skies: Charleston debutante days
  • The nor'easter: back home to turmoil and abuse
  • Ebb tide: respite with father gone; new struggles emerge
  • The undertow: Eva and mother vie for control
  • Through a glass darkly: experiencing the real world
  • Scales fall off: civil rights issues hit home.