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Books: Emma's Postcard Album
Today we are talking about Emma's Postcard Album by Faith Mitchell. This book is an examination of a collection of postcards received by Emma Crawford, a young black woman living in Pennsylvania in the early part of the twentieth century and working as a domestic servant. It shows how Emma's life and the lives of her family were reflective of their time.
Don't be fooled by the title. This book is not a light read nor is it just a fun look at a bunch of historic postcards. Yet, it is an interesting read especially if you are interested in history, especially Black history. The book is mainly a look at Black life in the early part of the twentieth century. It is particularly about how they were oppressed and held back by racist whites and yet, some were able to overcome this and succeed against all odds.
Despite the title, the postcards don't really seem to relate that much to the subject matter of the book. With a few exceptions, most of the pictures on the cards don't seem that relevant to the matter at hand. Nor do the messages on them seem that relevant as they are mostly either normal trivial postcard messages or they are illegible. Accordingly, this book is definitely not what you would expect, and if you read it be prepared to delve into much heavier subject matter than you would think you are going to get based on the title.
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