A Southern Story
Family and Race, ca. 1650–2021
- History & Biography
- Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2022
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Publisher's Description
This book is an examination of a southern white family's relations with people of color in the United States from about 1650 to the present. Part autobiography, part social history, we were slaveowners, Confederate soldiers, Klansmen, and responsible for at least one lynching. During the last two generations we befriended Nisei during World War II, and since then have been increasingly active in Civil Rights in the South and Southwest (e.g., the Sanctuary Movement and Humane Borders). The book can therefore be viewed as an account of sin and redemption, especially since the author has moved from a history of alcoholism and violence to membership in the Presbyterian Church, US.
Endorsements (1)
“Folks these days explore their ancestry through a DNA sample. Sterling Vinson has done it as a professor and archeologist, discovering his ancestors as they participated in the history of slavery, the Civil War, the KKK, segregation, and civil rights. Vinson then invites the reader into his profound struggles of the soul. Questions of historic sin and guilt. Responsibility for reparation and redemption in this generation. Don’t do DNA in a box. Read this book!”
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