Connie Porter (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
In her writing for both children and adults, the novelist Connie Porter shows southern blacks who, transplanted to the North, attempt to preserve their traditions and maintain their self-respect even though they must deal with prejudice and poverty. Porter was the second youngest of eight children in a working-class African American family. The Porters lived in a company town outside of Buffalo, New York, near the steel mill where Porter’s father was employed. As a child, Porter saw how hard her father worked for his meager wages, always in fear of losing his job or of being disabled...
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