I Must Remember This: A Southern White Boy's Memories of the Great Depression, Jim Crow, and World War II Review

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(More customer reviews)I have heard the story of my father's plane crash all my life. Then, in this book, an eye witness account revealing details I'd never heard before. An additional treasure lies in the discovery of a living friend of my father's. My father died a few years later as a result of the crash, consequently, I am intrigued to learn all I can about him from his friends. Thanks to Mr. Youngblood, I can now add a few more pieces to the puzzle. A wonderful insight into friendships as well the joy of life found in simplicity.
Donald H. Garbade, Jr.

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Joe, George, and Richard Youngblood, three white brothers growing up in the rural South during the Great Depression, live in a world of paradoxes: love and hate; doubt and faith; and sadness and humor.

In his poignant memoir I Must Remember This: A Southern White Boy's Memories of the Great Depression, Jim Crow, and World War II, author George Youngblood shares stories about everything from the brothers' first awareness of death, sex, and race to the truth about Santa Claus. They smoke rabbit tobacco, tremble at ghost and snake stories, watch haircuts for excitement, get baptized, and gawk at locomotives and alligators.

Hard times draw the Youngblood family closer to their father's black farm workers. With one family in particular they form a symbiotic relationship in the hostile world of poverty, disease, and segregation. I Must Remember This is Youngblood's family story as they hope, work, and laugh with little cause—and succeed with basic honesty, respect, and an astounding sense of humor.

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