Emotional Stories About Growing Up Black in 20th-Century America
Growing up Black in 1900s America meant facing harsh realities with extraordinary courage. These stories carry generations of pain, resilience, and quiet…
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Journey back in time to the heart of South Carolina, where a young boy named Roger Leaks grows up amidst the challenges and resilience of the rural Black community in the early 20th century.
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ROGER LEAKS JR
During the first half of the twentieth century, Boy Roger grew up in an all-black sharecropping community in Rural South Carolina. From the start, Boy Roger was handed what appeared to be a raw deal and before the age ten, he filled the shoes of a full grown man with the weight of his Mother and siblings on his shoulders. But through the hard years of toils and tribulations, mixed in with a few periods of exhilarations; Boy Rogers and his family thrived, and he became the strapping, handsome young man Roger Leaks. On September 30, 1939, Roger Leaks and Phebbie Johnson became husband and wife. They immediately became a smooth, effective, cooperative couple.
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THE SON OF A SHARECROPPER
Journey back in time to the heart of South Carolina, where a young boy named Roger Leaks grows up amidst the challenges and resilience of the rural Black community in the early 20th century.
In this compelling memoir, Roger Leaks Jr. chronicles the hardships and triumphs of his father’s life, a sharecropper’s journey through systemic oppression, family struggles, and an unwavering determination to thrive. Through vivid storytelling, the book captures the essence of life the essence life of Sharecropper, the enduring spirit of a close-knit community, and the cultural traditions that shaped a generation.
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