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Word: workingclass (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...attractive black woman from a workingclass background, Harlan enters a world in whichnearly everyone has a preconceived notion of whatshe should be. While Harlan scrambles to put inplace her own system of beliefs, she is roughlypassed through the world from hand to hand, eachfist attempting to squeeze her into a mold ofexpected identity. Her Grandmother and Mother wishher to be the good housewife, but lose her to thecorruptive North. Her husband wishes her to be hiscollaborator in digging up African roots but losesher to her native America. The wealthy Germanhorse breeder wishes her to be the dangerous spybut loses...

Author: By Carla A. Blackmar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Of Turtles and Women: Jones' `The Healing' Presents a Jolting Tale | 4/17/1998 | See Source »

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