by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Mar 21, 2012 | Books, Genealogy, Healing, Post Racial Society, Race, Race Relations, Slavery, The South, Writing
I just returned from the national gathering of Coming to the Table. This is the group that brought Tom and I together in 2008 and led to our collaboration in writing Gather at the Table. The group has grown a lot since then. Sixty-five inquisitive, motivated souls...
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Aug 3, 2011 | Books, Post Racial Society, Race Relations, Road Trip, Slavery, The South, Writing
I just returned from a family reunion. It was attended by people, old and young, who have been getting together for more than 30 years. I had never known any of them until we met this weekend at the Elliot School of International Studies at George Washington...
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Jun 23, 2011 | Books, Post Racial Society, Race Relations, Road Trip, Slavery, The South, Uncategorized, Writing
When I was a child, many of my friends were recent arrivals from the South whose families came north during “The Great Migration.” Those of us who were born in Chicago sometimes laughed at their funny accents and country ways. There were also many children...
