Pride of family

Description:

"Pride of Family is the true story of an upper-middle-class African American clan - and four generations of extraordinary women. Carole Ione, rebel daughter from a long line of rebel daughters, traces her heritage from her mother, Leighla, a sad and lovely journalist, actress, and composer; to glamorous grandmother Be-Be, the popular restaurateur and former showgirl; to upright great-aunt Sistonie, one of Washington's first black female physicians; and, finally, to great-grandmother Frances Anne Rollin, the indomitable feminist-abolitionist. It is through her great-grandmother's brilliant diaries that Ione finds enlightenment - a deep connection to the women she cherishes and the proud, glorious history they share."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: African American families,  African American women,  African Americans,  Afro-American women,  Biography,  Family,  1000blackgirlbooks,  African americans, genealogy,  Africa, biography

People: Carole Ione (1937-),  Lewis family,  Wheeler family,  Whipper family

Places: Boston (Mass.),  New York (State),  Washington (D.C.)