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FT D FR GRACE
The Nobility
of Aging
B y C hester H iggins J&,
TW B ookmark : 2000
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Forword by Maya Angelou
Through the lens of the camera, Chester Higgins Jr.
takes a look at eighty thriving African american men and
women who have found beauty within themselves and are
experiencing aging with energy, wit, and grace. “Elder
Grace,” a love song to the nobility of aging, is a powerful
book based on the traveling photographic exhibition of the
same name featuring personal portraits of African Ameri­
can elders. Complementing each beautiful portrait are the
subject’s own thoughts and comments that collectively
express a certain wisdom about life and aging, bringing
comfort and inspiration to grandparents, children, grand­
children, and anyone thinking about the issues of aging.
“M aya A ngelou is a poet, historian, lecturer, author, actress,
playw right, civil rights activist, producer, and director.”
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Expertly evoking black life
in the South in the late 1920s,
“The Mitt Man” begins with
the picaresque tale of a small­
time New Orleans hustler
named King Fish.
T his man is b e tte r at
preaching than picking pock­
ets, and it is getting caught
while trying to lift the wallet
of a wealthy white man that
sets him on the path to his
destiny - a complex road that
leads him from the pavement
to the pulpit and, ultimately,
to the penitentiary.
Once in jail, King
Fish meets a brash
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bargained for...
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