They are considered “colored.” Dad risks his life and health working long hours in the coal mines and Cussy takes a government job with the historical Pack Horse Library Project. They are the last of the “blue people” of Kentucky and endure racism and prejudice because of the blue hue of their skin. In the 1930s, nineteen-year-old Cussy Carter and her father live in the isolated woods of Troublesome Creek, Kentucky. *This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Genre/Categories: Historical Fiction, Southern Fiction, Book About Books, Racism, Prejudice, Poverty
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
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