{"product_id":"son-of-tenant-farmers-cecil-a-brown-9781480877290","title":"Son of Tenant Farmers: The Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003eCecil A. Brown was born in the rural South seventeen days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor to a family of tenant farmers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing up, his family did it all: the planting, harvesting, and marketing. The landowner provided the land and took a significant portion of any proceeds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSomehow, Brown's parents sent all nine of their children to college, with the author earning a bachelor of science in agricultural education and a master's degree in counseling. In this memoir, he recalls what it was like growing up amid racism and segregation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt one point, he was paid less than two fellow white employees because he had graduated from a historically black university.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnother time, he was told by a white man that there were no blacks in the South qualified for a promotion, but perhaps there were some in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin the author as he examines our not-so-distant racist past, and how he overcame racism, anxiety, and alcohol abuse to live a life filled with meaning and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cecil a. Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480877298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480877290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Cecil a. Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996266496255,"sku":"9781480877290","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13b7cbb0-7eb7-431b-bcfa-d9860f094421.jpg?v=1683340702","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/son-of-tenant-farmers-cecil-a-brown-9781480877290","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}