{"product_id":"the-chitlin-coast-l-a-whitaker-9781502307910","title":"The Chit'lin Coast: A Tale of Growing Up Black and Female in Mid-Twentieth Century Chicago","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the eyes of 1950s Chicago society, Kim Washington has multiple strikes against her. She's poor. She's a girl. She's growing up in a broken home. Most significantly, she's black. Kim, however, realizes her own potential from a young age, and she's not about to let hardships and prejudice keep her from achieving her dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe never gives up, even as her impoverished single mother moves Kim and her brothers from one seedy apartment to the next. She survives a miserable stint with her grandparents in rural Michigan, integrates an all-white parochial school, and lives through the drama of Martin Luther King's assassination. Through it all, Kim is buoyed by her mother's love, her faith, and her deep belief that if she keeps working, she'll succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKim's journey will take her from the racially segregated South Side of Chicago, to a one-room Michigan schoolhouse, to a college career shaped by the civil rights movement. \u003ci\u003eThe Chit'lin Coast\u003c\/i\u003e is a gritty portrait of African American life during the reign of Mayor Richard J. Daley. Written in the spirit of Richard Wright's \u003ci\u003eBlack Boy\u003c\/i\u003e and Rick Bragg's \u003ci\u003eAll Over but the Shoutin\u003c\/i\u003e', it is a must-read for anyone interested in gaining insight into the African American experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. a. Whitaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 150230791X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781502307910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"L. a. Whitaker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459009392895,"sku":"9781502307910","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4d307e54-66c3-414c-b9e5-14acfab846ff.jpg?v=1777407836","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-chitlin-coast-l-a-whitaker-9781502307910","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}