Keith Alexander's mother was a Jewish woman from the Midwest who taught him early on that getting a job was not necessary. His father, a married African-American lawyer who was born in Mississippi, was cold and unapproachable. As Keith grew up, he and his sister watched their mother prove her point about making a living on the fringes of society. A single parent, Anita Alexander supported her two biracial children by stealing and forging. The story is set in Chicago - but far from the South Side which had so many black residents that it was commonly known as Bronzeville. Keith was raised a...
Keith Alexander's mother was a Jewish woman from the Midwest who taught him early on that getting a job was not necessary. His father, a married Afric...
