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January 02, 2008
Roy G. Phillips, PhD'71
Exodus From the Door of No Return: Journey of an American Family, AuthorHouse, 2006.
The book: As a graduate student, Roy G. Phillips heeded the advice of renowned genealogist and author Alex Haley, who encouraged the researcher to record the history and wisdom of his family elders while they were still alive. Phillips describes the story of his family as it journeyed through slavery, Reconstruction, segregation, the great migration out of the south, the World Wars, the civil rights movement and the tumultuous period of the 1960s and 1970s through the dawning of the 21st century. This is the story of how he and his family survived racism through dedication, discipline, determination, study and hard work.
The author: Roy G. Phillips and his wife live in rural Webster Parish near Minden, Louisiana, on the old family homestead. Part of the proceeds of this book will be dedicated to raising the educational and economic level of the people of Cape Coast Ghana.
Posted by tobiaslw at January 2, 2008 12:00 PM