Contents
Preface
1. History, Methodology, and Bias
2. Mill Town
3. Sylvester Malone
4. Hattie Jenkins
5. Willie and Babe Cole
6. Erma and Jefferson Bates
7. Odelia Jackson
8. Deacon Clark
9. Ruby Johnson
10. Leroy and Rose McCoy
11. Saphire and Wilbur Hines
12. Low-Profile Mainstream Families
13. Evelyn and Mike Oliver
14. Conversations in the Singles Society
15. Talk About Town
16. Rapping with the "Boys" on the Street
17. Lovella Jones
18. Summary and Conclusions
Bibliography
Appendix A
Epilogue