This is an account of Rod Nicholson, a then naIve, young, African-American professional man born, raised, and educated in the Midwest, who came to Mississippi by way of Chicago to begin his married life and start a family. This is his perspective of Southern culture, politics, and race from an outsider's viewpoint. Eventually, Rod and his family moved to the quaint little town of Terry, Mississippi. Less than two years after arriving in Terry, Rod was encouraged to run for and won a seat on the town's Board of Aldermen. Four years later, Rod Nicholson ran for mayor, becoming the town's...
This is an account of Rod Nicholson, a then naIve, young, African-American professional man born, raised, and educated in the Midwest, who came to ...