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Maggie's American Dream

The Life and Times of a Black Family

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Maggie's American Dream

By: James P. Comer
Narrated by: Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis
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Summary

 The true story of Maggie Comer, an illiterate Southern Black woman who moves North to escape poverty and sexual and physical abuse. Unable to get the educuation she desperately desires, Maggie vows that her children will be educated. Working as a domestic, she raises five children who end up earning a total of thirteen college degrees between them.

Told first in Maggie's own moving words, and then through those of her son, James, Maggie's American Dream celebrates the heroic efforts of African-American individuals and families who struggle for success despite powerful, social, economic, and educational hardships. Black Enterprise Magazine proclaim, "This touching and funny book issues a powerful challenge to us all to make our children's lives more meaningful. Dare to dream Maggie's American Dream for your family."©1988 James P. Comer, M.D.; (P)1993 Richard Leiter Americas Black & African American Cultural & Regional Social Sciences United States Funny
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