‘How We Got Over’ features 24 narratives of mid-20th-century life in a Louisiana town.
Helen Benjamin and Jean Nash Johnson will sign copies of "How We Got Over: Growing Up in the Segregated South" on Feb. 19 at the African American Museum of Dallas."How We Got Over: Growing up in the Segregated South" features 24 narratives of growing up Black under racist Jim Crow laws.
How We Got Over: Growing up in the Segregated SouthHelen Benjamin, a retired educator and current higher education consultant, and Jean Nash Johnson, a former writer and editor for, will sign copies of the book, which was released in December. Both live in the Dallas area.features 24 narratives that capture the experience of growing up Black under racist Jim Crow laws in the mid-20th century in Alexandria, La.
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