Before It Was Legal: a black-white marriage 1945-1987 - Softcover

Poling, Nancy Werking

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0998565105 ISBN 13: 9780998565101

Publisher: Screech Owl Press, 2017

Synopsis

Daniel and Anna gave up family, friends, even country, to make a life together. How would their love survive the decades of change? Their forty-two-year marriage spanned key historical periods of the 20th century and took them from Indiana to Mexico City. There, for the first time, Daniel could work in the profession he'd been educated for. Freed from U.S. racism, he felt "as Mexican as chile verde." Meanwhile, Anna, a reserved blond woman who struggled with speaking Spanish, experienced no similar sense of liberation. Before It Was Legal is not a happily-ever-after story, but an honest portrayal of the love and hurt two people, not just a bi-racial couple, may encounter in an intimate relationship. It is the story of an independent white woman, a talented black man, and the times in which these two remarkable people lived.

About this title

About the Author:

Nancy Werking Poling's writing emerges from a concern for women's struggles and triumphs. Their experiences have inspired her published works:HAD EVE COME FIRST AND JONAH BEEN A WOMAN, a collection of short stories; OUT OF THE PUMPKIN SHELL, a novel; and a book she edited, VICTIM TO SURVIVOR: WOMEN RECOVERING FROM CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE. She and her husband live in the mountains of western North Carolina.

About this edition

• Publisher: Screech Owl Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0998565105
• ISBN 13: 9780998565101
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 194