It'll All Come Out in the Wash

<p>IT’LL ALL COME OUT IN THE WASH is a vivid account of a<br />tenderfoot Negro girl’s negative experiences while coming of age<br />under Jim Crow laws. Deeply depressed by what she perceived to be a national disaffection<br />for Negro children debilitating physical and emotional symptoms<br />asserted themselves in the author’s early childhood and continued<br />unabated into maturity. In an effort to manage her frequent bouts with<br />depression she would eventually seek mental health therapy as<br />an adult. A book of many genres this memoir is chock-full of<br />nostalgia situational humor melancholy loving family portraits<br />short stories and philosophical musings on the pernicious effects<br />of racial insensitivity.<br /><br><br><br><b><br /><font face="Comic Sans-Regular"><font size="3"><br />2010 Semi Finalist Library of Virginia People's Choice Award</font></font></b></p>