Choosing “Jim Crow and Me”

When I initially proposed a Student Readers Group for the Alabama Book Festival at the first planning meeting of the year in August 2011, most of the folks in the room agreed that it was a great idea, and acknowledged that we had discussed it several times before, but thought it probably too ambitious for one person, especially for a volunteer (as we all are on the planning committee) who already had a full-time teaching job and a writing career, too. I saw their point, but like damn near project… Read more Choosing “Jim Crow and Me” →