Informazioni generali

Nome canonico: Taulbert, Clifton L.
Data di nascita: 1945-02-19
Sesso: male
Nazionalità: USA
Istruzione: Southern Methodist University

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When we were colored di Clifton L. Taulbert

This book is not the story of Freemount and the years when blacks owned the land. It is the story of a mostly landless people, the coloreds, who lived in Glen Allan and other small southern towns during the last years of segregation. I have written it to recall a treasure more valuable and enduring than land ownership. It is the treasure that stood out in my colored childhood when there was so little else, and it has been a source of strength to me in all the years since then. That treasure is the nourishing love that came to me from my extended family of aunts, uncles, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, cousins, neighbors, and friends... They are the reason I want today's world to remember an era that in our haste we might mistakenly forget—that era when we were called colored.

Although I understand that the author was looking back with fondness at his childhood and the community that raised him, I was uncomfortable with his acceptance of, and almost nostalgia for, a time when blacks were oppressed. His pride on the day he is first able to pick 200 lbs. of cotton, his happiness at having two white boys as almost-friends, and his love for his Poppa as he waits at a stop sign until all the white drivers have gone first were all scenes that made me cringe. But the author's point, that he was happy despite segregation, has more to do with the resilience of his family and community than with acceptance of bad treatment. Raised first by his grandfather and then his great-aunt, his childhood was the epitome of "it takes a village." His portrayals of the people in his past are compassionate and generous, and he only has kind things to say, which is in itself a reflection of how he was raised. An interesting glimpse into the 1950s American South for this Northern reader.… (altro)

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labfs39 | 1 altra recensione | May 12, 2024 |

Little Cliff and the Cold Place di Clifton L. Taulbert

Little Cliff, an African American boy is raised by his grandparents in the deep South in the 1950’s and finds himself intrigued by the frigid cold of the Arctic during primary school instruction. Childlike verbiage and traditional watercolor illustrations create a storyline rooted in support and love for Little Cliff as he explores the unfamiliar concepts of “The Cold Place.”

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kat.lien | 5 altre recensioni | Jun 16, 2021 |

Little Cliff and the Cold Place di Clifton L. Taulbert

Little Cliff, the main character in Little Cliff and the Cold Place - a children’s story written in 3rd person, learns about the Arctic in his first-grade classroom. Prior to this knowledge, he did not realize there was a land so far away and different than his home in Mississippi. Little Cliff is determined to go to the Arctic, but his Poppa Joe explains how it is too far. With the help of Poppa Joe and his friends, they are able to create an understanding and show Little Cliff the arctic through imagery and nostalgic storytelling without leaving Mississippi.… (altro)

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SierraLynnEzrre | 5 altre recensioni | Jan 26, 2021 |

Little Cliff and the Cold Place di Clifton L. Taulbert

Charming story about little boy and patriarchal figures taking time to share stories from the past about Alaska. Read it slowly and drink in the rich illustrations.

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KeziahWhipple | 5 altre recensioni | May 17, 2020 |

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