Bücher von Joice Christine Bailey Lewis

Baptism in the Creek describes the way in which people were inducted into the Baptist Church back in the day. They were submerged under water to "wash away their sins". The source of water was a creek that had been used by the ancestors of members of the Holly Springs Missionary Baptist Church.

Supper on the Ground defines one of the enduring events of the African American people in the Holly Springs Missionary Baptist Church that has lasted for over 150 years and is still ongoing. It shows how a people found strength in being with family.

Riding the Pig tells what it was like to be poor and hard working as a child growing up in Alabama back in the day. Children of today can appreciate what they have and how they live work-free today.

The Mule in the Bedroom describes the experience of a Black girl who sleeps over at the home of her Uncle and Cousin, who are so poor that they have a mule sleeping in one bedroom.

Schools Days depict the difference in the treatment of white and black students in Alabama during my youth. The sub-standard education and lack of care for the nutrition and educational provision of black students was a way of life during segregation.