Multicolored Memories of a Black Southern Girl (Women in Southern Culture)

"A beautifully written memoir . . . filled with rich prose. Oliver, one of 35 African Americans to integrate the University of Florida in 1965, shares her college experiences in Gainesville, traces her Gullah roots in South Carolina, and offers lively stories of her family -- all enhanced by large doses of Southern folktales, food, and music." -- Library Journal"Chronicles the strains of Oliver's transition from the Jim Crow South to desegregation, but her memoir is also an up-beat journal of self-discovery." -- Jacksonville Free Press"Captures the personal tumult of coming-of-age in the 1960s with the life-changing movements for civil and women's rights." -- Booklist