Writer and educator Jesse Hill Ford (1928-1996) wrote novels, short stories, and editorials that tackled the brutality of the Jim Crow South.
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Writer and educator Jesse Hill Ford (1928-1996) wrote novels, short stories, and editorials that tackled the brutality of the Jim Crow South.