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Lillian Smith was a white Southern writer and social critic, best known for her bestselling novel Strange Fruit. A Southern liberal, she openly challenged segregation and racial inequality at a time when such stances risked social ostracism. Her work focused on critiquing Southern traditions, exposing injustice, and advocating for racial and gender equality. Smith was known for her courageous engagement with social issues, rooted in her personal experiences and observations.

1996
Memory of a Large Christmas
88 pages
4 hours of reading
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Set in the early 1900s, the narrative captures the cherished Christmas memories of writer and civil rights advocate Lillian Smith from her childhood in a small town. With a blend of humor and nostalgia, she recounts unique family traditions, such as hosting chain-gang convicts for a holiday feast and whimsical gift ideas. The vivid descriptions of festive rituals—hunting for pecans, crafting gifts, and indulging in homemade treats—paint a lively picture of a joyful childhood filled with adventure and familial love.
1994
Killers Of The Dream
256 pages
9 hours of reading
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Author cites the evils of segregation for both white and colored people and gives the history of race relations from pre-Civil War days.
1948
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Děj románu je zasazen do barvitého prostředí jednoho z jižních amerických států s věčným konfliktem bílé a černé rasy. Běloch Tracy miluje černošku Nonnii, ale opustí ji, donucen svým nesmiřitelným okolím; poněvadž je těhotná, uplatí svého černošského podomka, aby se s ní oženil. Její bratr zastřelí Tracyho, nemoha snésti ponížení své sestry. Vypukne bouře nenávisti, která vyvrcholí lynchováním nevinného černocha. Autorka líčí mistrně své nesčetné postavy, bělochy i černochy, a zachycuje vpravdě celou duši amerického jihu s jeho rasovým problémem. Ač jej neřeší, stojí nesmlouvavě na straně těch slabších.

Memory of a Large Christmas

Killers Of The Dream

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