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Tales from the Manor, stories of Charleston from residents of Joseph Floyd Manor, an Enough Pie collaboration with Jae Smith, Summer Anderson, and Bennett Jones ; transcriptions by Ace Alexander ; photography by Vintage Noire

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Tales from the Manor, stories of Charleston from residents of Joseph Floyd Manor, an Enough Pie collaboration with Jae Smith, Summer Anderson, and Bennett Jones ; transcriptions by Ace Alexander ; photography by Vintage Noire
Language
eng
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
illustrationsportraits
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Tales from the Manor
Responsibility statement
an Enough Pie collaboration with Jae Smith, Summer Anderson, and Bennett Jones ; transcriptions by Ace Alexander ; photography by Vintage Noire
Sub title
stories of Charleston from residents of Joseph Floyd Manor
Summary
"Season one of Enough Pie's Tales from The Manor radio show has been adapted into a book. The book features interviews with residents of the Joseph Floyd Manor, a 12-story home for low-income elderly and disabled citizens run by Charleston County Housing & Redevelopment Authority. Each chapter features a resident who shares their life story, including their history of Charleston and the challenges and triumphs of the Upper Peninsula then and now."--Publisher's website
Table Of Contents
Foreward [sic] / by Ade Ofunniyin, PhD -- Introduction: Who writes history? -- Cycles of belonging: Carolyn Jones -- The resurrection of a shepherd's heart: Curtis Thompson -- Picture perfect poses and eggplant parmesan: Joan Carter -- Feeding the community: James Robinson -- Let this bird fly: James Mack --When the silence got too loud: Vernon Wright -- A precious person: Kenneth Carter -- A caregiver named 'Trouble': Patricia Johnson -- Bullet wounds and birth: Anthony Johnson -- The family we choose and the family that chooses us: Stephanie Gladden & Ginean Mazeck -- Conclusion: A radical history
resource.variantTitle
Stories of Charleston from residents of Joseph Floyd Manor