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The sweet hell inside : a family history

Ball, Edward 1958- (Author).

Summary: Recounts the lives of the Harleston family of South Carolina, the progeny of a Southern gentleman and his slave who cast off their blemished roots and achieved affluence in part through a surprisingly successful funeral parlor business. Their wealth afforded the Harlestons the comfort of chauffeurs, tailored clothes, and servants whose skin was darker than theirs. It also launched the family into a generation of glory as painters, performers, and photographers in the "high yellow" society of America's colored upper class. The Harlestons' remarkable 100-year journey spans the waning days of Reconstruction, the precious art world of the early 1900s, the back alleys of the Jazz Age, and the dawn of the civil rights movement.--From publisher description.

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  • ISBN: 068816840X (acid-free paper)
  • ISBN: 9780688168407 (acid-free paper)
  • Physical Description: print
    xv, 384 p., [32] p. of plates : ill ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : William Morrow, c2001.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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      Athens-Clarke County Library 		NONFIC 975.7915 BALL ( Send Text)
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