Mildred's Memoirs

by McCree-Jones, Mildred R.

• ISBN13: 9780982222225
• ISBN10: 098222222X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-18
• Publisher: Renaissance Entertainment

Summary

Mildred's Memoirs is an autobiography that begins with the author's early years in Montgomery, Alabama, at the start of school. She speaks of being the daughter of a minister and the youngest and only surviving child of a blended family of twenty-two individuals. She was the first in her family to attend what is now Alabama State University. She shares her experiences during World War II and her observations of events during the 1960s through the 1990s. Her story is a compelling life's journey with Christian faith.

Author Biography

Mrs. Mildred R. McCree-Jones, born December 18, 1927, in Letahatchie, Alabama. When she was 12 years old, the family moved 21 miles north of Letehatchie to Montgomery, the Capital City.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
Big Zion Community	p. 11
Tuskegee	p. 29
Montgomery	p. 37
Summer of '45	p. 59
Africa	p. 71
University of Cambridge	p. 77
Alabama State University	p. 93
Detroit, Michigan	p. 115
Detroit Riot of 1967	p. 141
Plays	p. 145
Space Age	p. 151
Wayne State University	p. 159
Wayne State University Journalism Day	p. 175
Diets and Recipes	p. 181
Wine Making	p. 185
Honolulu, Hawaii	p. 187
Nelson Mandela	p. 195
Lay Speaking	p. 199
Roots/This is It	p. 213
McCree Family Reunion-1990	p. 219
McCree Family Reunion-1997	p. 239
The War in Iraq	p. 243
Election 1992	p. 247
Inauguration Day (1-20-93)	p. 249
Riots of Los Angeles (1992	p. 253
My Family Photo Album	p. 255
Let My People Go	p. 275
Malice Green	p. 279
Reflections	p. 289
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