Fly in the Buttermilk: The Life Story of Cecil Reed
by Cecil A. Reed
contributions by Priscilla Donovan
foreword by Albert E. Stone
University of Iowa Press, 1993
Paper: 978-0-87745-416-8 | eISBN: 978-1-58729-200-2
Library of Congress Classification F621.R34 1993
Dewey Decimal Classification 977.700496073
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Born in 1913 in Collinsville, Illinois, Cecil Reed has lived all his life in the Midwest as a black man among whites. This self-styled fly in the buttermilk worked among whites with such skill and grace that they were barely aware of his existence—unless he wanted to get a bank loan or move into their neighborhood. Now, in his lively and optimistic autobiography, he speaks of his resilience throughout a life spent working peacefully but passionately for equality.
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