These Low Grounds

These Low Grounds tells the story of the lives and struggles of four generations of an African American family, beginning with Martha, a freed slave who becomes a housemaid, through her great grandson Jimmy, who is an athlete with dreams of becoming a teacher and returning to his hometown in Maryland to improve the lives of his fellow citizens. Originally published in 1937, These Low Grounds was the forerunner of family history legacies such as Alex Haley's Roots--