The Time and Place That Gave Me Life

by Janet Cheatham Bell

Book Overview

Janet Cheatham Bell's riveting memoir recounts her experiences coming of age as an African American girl in Indianapolis during the 1930s to the mid-1960s. In taut chapters, Bell introduces the reader to a life defined largely by race and racial discrimination. She begins with her birth in 1937 and her parents' early struggles after relocating to Indianapolis from Tennessee. Bell describes her first job as a maid in a wealthy white household and her...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253348773
• ISBN13: 9780253348777
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Janet's Story

I really enjoyed Janet's book and would recommend it. She and I grew up in the same neighborhoods at the same time, went to the same high school, received the same basic advice and training from our parents, but we have two totally different perspectives about our experiences. Hers is an interesting read about the time and place where we were born and grew to adulthood.