american messenger 1917-1928 afro-american

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13 reviews
Eva Rutland

Mira, 2003

No Crystal Stair: a touching story about love, family & life
IMPRESSIONS: This book is a wonderful story that touches your heart and shows you the true beauty of the human spirit. The characters are wonderful and lovable and they literally come alive for you; one cannot help but care for and about them. A wonderful tale of family, love, death, life, war, racism, and every other aspect that you can imagine. It will appeal to all different ages and types. ...

No Crystal Stair

28 reviews
Melissa Manuel

Rock Publications, 2000

Great First Time Self-Publisher
I met Melissa in 2002 just months after her first publication of "No Crystal Stair". Melissa is an inspiration for someone who is looking to become a free lance writer. She has encouraged me more to finish my first novel. I would recommend reading her book because after reading all the situations that she wrote about in her book, there is someone out there who can relate. GO MELISSA!!!! KEEP UP ...

No Crystal Stair: Visions of Race and Gender in Black Women's Fiction

1 review
Gloria Wade-Gayles

Pilgrim Press, 1997

Absolutely Phenomenal!
I read this book approximately 8-9 years ago and could not put it down. When I re-located I lost it and was devasted. I plan on purchasing 2 books so I can be sure to always have an extra copy. Insightful, phenomenal, outstanding, exciting, and just down right real. It allowed me to experience and appreciate other authors and poets. A MUST BUY!

No Crystal Stair
Lynell George

Anchor, 1994

No Crystal Stair: Black Life and the "Messenger," 1917-1928 (Contributions in Afro-American and African ...
Theodore Kornweibel

Greenwood Press, 1976

Life for Me Ain't Been No Crystal Stair: One Family's Passage Through the Child Welfare System

5 reviews
Susan Sheehan

Vintage, 1994

Devastating!
I devoured this book in one night. I was shocked and saddened by the story of this young woman and her family's history with the New York Foster Care system. The thing that surprised me most about the book is the family's unwavering hope that someday they would be reunited, despite the horrible poverty and dysfunction in their lives.

No Crystal Stair

2 reviews
Mairuth Sarsfield

Women's Press (CA), 2004

Book rich with atmosphere and characters
This is a must read for anyone interested in the black human experience in Montreal Canada. The characters are rich and full of life. This is a book that could have become preachy, but it's not. This is the story of one widowed woman's struggle to rear her girl children to be color blind, and to think that they can become whatever they want in an atmosphere where racism and sexism still ...