TY - BOOK AU - Goodwin,Ruby Berkley ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - It's good to be Black AV - F549.D8 G66 2013eb U1 - 305.896/073077393 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Carbondale PB - Southern Illinois University Press KW - Goodwin, Ruby Berkley KW - African American girls KW - Illinois KW - Du Quoin KW - Biography KW - African Americans KW - Du Quoin (Ill.) KW - Social life and customs KW - Race relations KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Forewords to the sixtieth-anniversary edition / Beverly J. Goodwin, Stephanie G. Goodwin, Carmen K. Wadley, and Leah B. Goodwin -- Du Quoin, Illinois -- As a fruitful vine -- Cousin Frankie -- The Black man's strength -- Before our time -- Sunday morning -- We become a race of champions -- When the black spider crawled -- We witness a hanging -- And may the best man win -- Carnival time -- Echoes of Algiers -- I've never seen "Uncle Tom's Cabin" -- The stranger within our gates -- We attend a baptizing -- Strike! -- Miracle on Smoke Row -- Balancing the score -- Living is fun -- A bishop visits our city -- Davis' mine goes on a rampage -- Dad converts a socialist--almost -- Our pioneers in race relations -- The ugly mask of fear -- Black and powerful; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10657074 ER -