In Separate Pasts Melton A. McLaurin honestly and plainly recalls his boyhood during the 1950s, an era when segregation existed unchallenged in the rural South. In his small hometown of Wade, North Carolina, whites and blacks lived and worked within each other's shadows, yet were separated by the history they shared. Separate Pasts is the moving story of the bonds McLaurin formed with friends of both races―a testament to the power of human relationships to overcome even the most ingrained systems of oppression.
A new afterword provides historical context for the development of segregation in North Carolina. In his poignant portrayal of contemporary Wade, McLaurin shows that, despite integration and the election of a black mayor, the legacy of racism remains.

Separate Pasts: Growing Up White in the Segregated South (Brown Thrasher Books Ser.)

Melton A. McLaurin

History

Univ of Georgia Pr

With an annual attendance of 800,000, the North Carolina State Fair is the state's largest event and is the largest ten-day agricultural fair in the United States. Published jointly with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, this volume is the most comprehensive account of the people, politics, and events that have shaped the annual autumn event. Over three hundred photographs, many in full color, vividly portray the fair's history.

The North Carolina State Fair: The First 150 Years

Paul Blankinship

Americas

North Carolina Office of Archives and History

With an executive order from President Franklin Roosevelt in 1941, the United States Marine Corps—the last all-white branch of the U.S. military—was forced to begin recruiting and enlisting African Americans. The first black recruits received basic training at the segregated Camp Montford Point, adjacent to Camp Lejeune, near Jacksonville, North Carolina.This audiobook, in conjunction with the documentary film of the same name, tells the story of these pioneering African American Marines. Drawing from interviews with 60 veterans, Melton McLaurin relates in the Marines’ own words their reasons for enlisting; their arrival at Montford Point and the training they received there; their lives in a segregated military and in the Jim Crow South; their experiences of combat and service in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam; and their legacy. This audiobook serves to recognize and to honor the men who desegregated the Marine Corps and loyally served their country in three major wars.“A valuable contribution to our understanding of the black military experience in World War II.” —North Carolina Historical Review“Anyone interested in any aspect of the civil rights struggle or the history of race relations in the US must read this book.” —Choice“What emerges beyond question is that these veterans felt themselves to be Americans, and knew themselves to be men, long before they were acknowledged as Marines.” —Multicutural Review“An important collection.…Opens our eyes to a new range of histories to be explored.” —Journal of Southern History“McLaurin adds invaluably to the literature on blacks in the military.” —Booklist“This wonderful collection of personal narratives captures not only the struggle but also the triumph of the Montford Point Marines’ quest to become part of our nation’s most elite fighting force, despite overwhelming odds. Their voices will be heard through this book, telling their poignant testimonies. I am truly honored to walk in their footsteps.” —Colonel Adele Hodges, USMC

Marines of Montford Point, The

Military

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