Beatrice's Ledger: Coming of Age in the Jim Crow South

by Ruth R. Martin

A vivid and moving story about family, courage, and the power of education

Ruth remembers the day the sheriff pulled up in front of her family's home with a white neighbor who claimed Ruth's father owed her recently deceased husband money. It was the early 1940s in Jim Crow South Carolina, and even at the age of eleven, Ruth knew a Black person's word wasn't trusted. But her father remained calm as he waited on her mother's return...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643363158
• ISBN13: 9781643363158
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"