Tag: farming

Poor White

By Sherwood Anderson, 1920 If you like historical fiction, I recommend Poor White by Sherwood Anderson (whom you may know from Winesburg, Ohio). Published originally in 1920, it… Continue Reading Poor White

Post date March 5, 2022
Post author By Lucy Hitchcock
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Tags 1920, displacement, factory, farming, Lucy Hitchcock, Midwest, poverty, Sherwood Anderson

The Hidden Wound

By Wendell Berry, 1970, 1989 “Racism versus Community” Wendell Berry hails from Kentucky farm country, so he has had to deal with the heritage of racism in the… Continue Reading The Hidden Wound

Post date February 28, 2022
Post author By Dick Burkhart
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Tags 1989, Dick Burkhart, farming, Jim Crow, racism, slavery, superiority, Wendell Berry