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The letters : postmark prejudice in black and white / Sheila White.

White, Sheila, (author.).

Summary:

"Vivian Keeler is an intelligent, attractive and determined white woman from a traditional Nova Scotia family who risks it all by falling in love with a Black man. Billy White is a charismatic and gifted member of a prominent Black family; he's the brother of celebrated classical singer Portia White and the son of a renowned Black minister who garnered fame as an officer during the First World War. Vivian and Billy meet at a lunch counter in Halifax. During the next several months their casual friendship blossoms into romance. But the courtship that follows unleashes a torrent of racist rants that expose the pervasive bigotry of the late 1940s. The Letters: Postmark Prejudice in Black and White chronicles a passion that transcends deeply rooted taboos and sparks an orchestrated campaign to persuade Vivian "not to marry outside her race." As the pressure mounts, Vivian and Billy find strength in their shared affection. But will it be enough to overcome their own doubts about the viability of a future together?"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781739004408 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: 433 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, ON : Yorkland Publishing, [2023]
Subject: Black people > Canada > Fiction.
Interracial marriage > Canada > Fiction.
Racism > Fiction.
Canada > History > 1914-1945 > Fiction.
Canada > History > 1945- > Fiction.
Nova Scotia > Fiction.
Ontario > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch FIC White 31681010360568 FICTIONPBK Available -

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520 . ‡a"Vivian Keeler is an intelligent, attractive and determined white woman from a traditional Nova Scotia family who risks it all by falling in love with a Black man. Billy White is a charismatic and gifted member of a prominent Black family; he's the brother of celebrated classical singer Portia White and the son of a renowned Black minister who garnered fame as an officer during the First World War. Vivian and Billy meet at a lunch counter in Halifax. During the next several months their casual friendship blossoms into romance. But the courtship that follows unleashes a torrent of racist rants that expose the pervasive bigotry of the late 1940s. The Letters: Postmark Prejudice in Black and White chronicles a passion that transcends deeply rooted taboos and sparks an orchestrated campaign to persuade Vivian "not to marry outside her race." As the pressure mounts, Vivian and Billy find strength in their shared affection. But will it be enough to overcome their own doubts about the viability of a future together?"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
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651 0. ‡aNova Scotia ‡vFiction.
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