Soul Sister Author:grace halsell A woman walks down the streets of Harlem, past the dilapidated houses and broken, jagged liquor bottles; past the hustlers, crap shooters, addicts and pushers; past the kids and old men idling on the fire escapes or sitting on garbage cans. The woman's skin is black, but her memories, her fears, and her prejudices are those of a white woman. Har... more »lem is alien territory, as she scours the area for a rooming house or hotel room, with only twenty dollars in her purse, there is terror in her heart. Grace Halsell, a white Southern woman whose ancestors owned slaves, is the first white woman to pass as black. [Text from the Publishers].
"Soul Sister: The Journal of a White Woman Who Turned Herself Black and Went to Live and Work in Harlem and Mississippi" (1969 Hardcover Printing, 1969-7890924, A3248) by Grace Halsell.
Published by World Publishing in 1969, First Edition Hardcover. Amazing true account by a female news reporter who actually physically turned herself black from white to experience and tell about racism in America from the inside, with no holds barred. An important book and study in the social history of America, happening back in 1968 during the civil rights movement, but still very relevant today. Limited Collector's Edition. This is only this exact book for sale in this exact edition and artwork. Those sellers who are so blind to greed that they cannot see honestly for lack of brainpower and still try to list other books that are not this exact book here, should be reported posthaste to Amazon Community Rules Violations. Thank you. :)« less