Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-164) and index.
Contents
Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Prologue; Chapter 1. Ancestors: The Pierces and Tatnalls, 1860s-1910; Chapter 2. Jello: The Girl, 1910-1929; Chapter 3. Gerry: The Young Adult, 1929-1933; Chapter 4. Gerry: The Mother, 1933-1960s; Conclusion; Epilogue: Mrs. Z: Lady Maverick, 1960s-2010; Appendix. Population Statistics: South Carolina and Orangeburg; Tatnall-Pierce-Zimmerman Family Tree; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Summary
Born into a relatively privileged family, Geraldyne Pierce Zimmerman earned a reputation as a maverick in her lifelong home of Orangeburg, South Carolina, a semirural community where race and class were very much governed by the Jim Crow laws. Educated at Nashville and rsquo;s Fisk University, Zimmerman returned to Orangeburg to teach school, serve her community, and champion equal rights for African Americans and women. Kibibi V. Mack-Shelton offers a vivid portrayal of the kind of black family seldom recognized for its role in the development of the African American community after the Civil Wa.