{"product_id":"9781458217523","title":"Honoring My Journey: Memoir\/Family History","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor Barbara Gray Armstrong came of age during Jim Crow when the color line was clearly drawn and America was divided into black and white. Black people were denied rights and endured discrimination. In \u003ci\u003eHonoring My Journey\u003c\/i\u003e, she weaves together both personal and public events as an exploration of what it was like being black in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this memoir, she shares stories from her youth, growing up in the 1950s and ?60s in the South and prospering despite widespread bigotry. Representing just a slice of her life, \u003ci\u003eHonoring My Journey\u003c\/i\u003e narrates experiences with her parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, and classmates and of working as a nanny for a white family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmstrong blends the details of her family and family history into a larger, societal context to tell a story that is both personal and universal. \u003ci\u003eHonoring My Journey\u003c\/i\u003e provides insight into what it was like growing up during such a turbulent time in the nation?s history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abbott Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50082413347056,"sku":"9781458217523","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781458217523","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}