Reviews
"A significant contribution to African American history, twentieth century southern race relations and women and gender studies." -Journal of Southern History
--Journal of Southern History
"With 126 photographs, Idella Parker presents an intimate social history of black life in rural central Florida."-- Stuart News
--Stuart News
"An interesting book, a candid yet affectionate look back at a time very different from today, and at people who belonged to that time and, mostly, did the best they knew."-- Florida Times-Union
--Florida Times-Union
"Not long ago, the personal recounting of a black woman's domestic jobs and life wouldn't have generated interest outside the black community. Today it is a worthy addition to the growing body of women's social-history publications. . . . That story, the one that unfolds in and around recollections of Rawlings, has one shortcoming, if it can be called that. It leaves us wanting to know even more."-- Daytona Beach News-Journal
--Daytona Beach News-Journal
"Parker's life follows the history of race relations in this country. In her coming to voice and naming herself, she continues to remind blacks and whites alike that the barriers of race have not been long dismantled, and that if we forget this painful part of our history, we will never know who we are." - NWSA
--NWSA