Down the Hill: A Visit Back to a Time When Many Strange Things Happened...if You Knew Where to Look

By Donald G Prier PhD

Another form of history is contained in the inherited music, dance, language, stories and culture of those who remain behind after the departure of that people. These cultural remnants retain the true essence of the people themselves. It becomes possible to experience their fears, their hopes and hopelessness, their troubles and triumphs, and their courage. We get to feel what they felt; love what they loved; and fear what they feared. These important aspects of human history are captured in this book. Using the medium of the short story, the reader will witness the daily toil, the laughter, the caring, the determination, and mostly the fears, of black folks living during the last days of Jim Crow in the rural deep South. While many of these short stories are told by the fictional Mitchell family during the 1950s, most have their origin from as far back as slavery or Africa and the Caribbean islands. The reader will come face-to-face with strange creatures such as the Jack Mulatto, the Ghost in the Pasture, Bernard, and Antoine: Guardian of the Treasure. Others encountered in this book are less scary such as Doctor Jesus, Big Man Johnson, and Wilford the Mardi Gras. In any case, you, the reader will leave this work with a feeling of having been there, having met those people, having seen what they saw, and having felt what they felt.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08R4FB3KW
• ISBN13: 9798627266312
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"