"An even better book from that era exploring the issue of race relations in the south is "A Cry of Absence" by Madison Jones."
Thanks for the recommendation. :) Have you read, "On The Ocassion of My Last Afternoon" by Kaye Gibbons? I enjoyed that one. It's the story of a Southern family at the end of the Civil War, as a dying woman looks back over her life.
"Occasion!" Duh.
That's a word I always misspell. Two "c's" together just looks weird to me. ;)