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In "An Hour Before Daylight," Jimmy Carter revisits his boyhood on a Georgia farm during the Great Depression, detailing the rural life that preceded the civil rights movement. He gives a nuanced portrait of his father, a skilled farmer and firm segregationist who nonetheless treated black workers with a personal form of respect, and his mother, a nurse who tended all in need. Carter examines the influence of five pivotal figures, including eccentric relatives, childhood friends, and a prominent black bishop who spoke with his father about crops and politics. Through lyrical prose, he captures a time of predictable cycles, simple living, and complex social rules, offering a sensitive exploration of an era that shaped a nation.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Jimmy Carter
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