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Writer Gloria Wade-Gayles Discusses Growing Up During the Era of Jim Crow.

Writer Gloria Wade-Gayles. Growing up in Memphis in the 1940's Wade-Gayles experienced Jim Crow discrimination first hand. In her new book of autobiographical essays, "Pushed Back To Strength: A Black Woman's Journey Home" (Beacon), she reflects on her childhood, the civil-rights movements, abortion in the African-American community, and the death of her mother. Wade-Gayles is a professor of English and women's studies at Spelman College. She also wrote "No Crystal Stair: Visions of Race and Sex in Black Women's Fiction" (Pilgrim Press).

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Other segments from the episode on December 7, 1993

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 7, 1993: Interview with Deborah Prothrow-Stith; Interview with Gloria Wade-Gayles; Review of George Clinton's album "Hey Man, Smell My Finger."

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