They Taught Me How To Be The Man I Am: Mentors and Mentees (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798218416270)

Any way you look at it, people mattered hugely in my life! Ordinary relationships that were loving, compassionate and nurturing assured my survival while growing up Black in Jim Crow Deep South. They guided me through difficult coming of age experiences, and prepared me for a future I could not imagine as America's first Black professional tuba player and a University President.
This is a book of related short stories, each featuring a mentor, that portrays entangled inter-generational and interracial relationships, shaped profoundly by the historical times and vibrant places we lived. The stories encompass biography (memoir), autobiography, history, race, education, music, sociology, spirituality and relationships. They express the human experience.
- Dr. John L. Smith, Jr., Author

Author: John L. Smith
ISBN-13: 9798218416270
Publisher: Smith Junior Literary Works
Language: English
Published: 05/31/2024
Pages: 454
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d