When All God’s Children Get Together: A Celebration of the Lives and Music of African American People in Far Western North Carolina
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ISBN – 13: 978-0-98881 10-0-3
ISBN – 10: 0-9888110-0-6
Size: 8 ½ x 11
624 pages
This significant work reveals the powerful story of a people who have been largely invisible in their own homeland. With extraordinary images and gripping narratives, Ann Miller Woodford opens a door to the homes, churches, and daily lives of the African-American people of far Western North Carolina. She unflinchingly captures the horrors imposed under Jim Crow, but also the kindness and decency of the mountain people, who offered friendship and a helping hand to their Black neighbors.
This book will inspire people to proactively lift up their communities, to acknowledge and honor the sacrifices that were made for us to have freedom, to be responsible for the way African Americans are viewed by our own people as well as the rest of the world, and to make a positive difference in the way people treat each other.
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK:
“A monumental work…an awesome tapestry of an ‘invisible culture’…of the past 200 years.”
-GARY CARDEN, STORYTELLER & PLAYWRIGHT
“Like any great drama, All God’s Children deals with obstacles and tragedy. But, ultimately, obstacles are overcome, and tragic circumstances yield to the indomitable human spirit. Historians and genealogists will treasure this book, but so will all who love humanity, America, the Southern Appalachians… and a great tale, told with grace and total honesty.”
-BARBARA MCRAE, AUTHOR, GENEALOGIST, AND FORMER EDITOR OF THE FRANKLIN PRESS NEWSPAPER
"Ann Miller Woodford has borne the brunt of economic hardship, racial prejudice and limited opportunities to become all that her varied talents would eventually engender-visual artist, writer and lecturer. Ann has consistently devoted her heart and soul to the noble task of lifting up African American family members, friends and neighbors in Western North Carolina. In 2015 Ann’s efforts culminated in the publication of When All God’s Children Get Together. Five hundred forty- three pages with dozens of photographs bestow long-overdue respect and dignity on her people. Read All God’s Children and be lifted up."
-DAVE WALDROP, APPALACHIAN WRITER