Have you wished you could sit at the feet of your elders while they tell stories about their lives? Do you know what it was like during the Great Depression or during the Civil Rights movement? Now you can know by reading the personal accounts of the Peppers family history and even world events. Take a journey with the authors into the Peppers family lineage and their world. Inside the book you will:
++Trace the roots of former slaves, Henry Nelson and Susan Drane.
++Read stories that document the obstacles faced by the family during the Depression years.
++Experience highlights told by a Peppers elder that was there during the peak of the Civil Rights movement in Memphis, Tennessee.
++Discover the roots of soul food and experiment with treasured family-favorite recipes.

From the Publisher
Press Release Excerpt:
It happens all the time. Stories are passed down from generation to generation. For the Peppers family, formerly of Mt. Moriah (Lee County, Arkansas), two daughters from the third generation of the family have written and released the book Peppers Family Legacy: family trees, stories, photos and recipes.

At the urging of their mother, Parlee (Polly) Peppers Broadway of Moro, authors Marie Toms and Earma Brown compiled a 172-page account of stories told by the seven, living elders of the second generation Peppers family. In addition to Parlee Broadway, two other life-long, Lee County residents, are profiled in the book. They are Carrie Peppers Sain and Corine Peppers Gipson of Marianna.

The third generation authors, who both frequently volunteer for the family in technology and publication-type projects, present a refreshing look at a sharecropper family during the 1930s Depression era. The elder siblings used information passed down from their ancestors to share stories, pictures and recipes with the readers. Their stories are entertaining, enlightening as well as historical. The book also chronicles the Peppers' clan hierarchy and beginnings from John and Matilda Richardson's humble roots of slavery.

The sister duo, who are also the daughters of the late Lenner Broadway, hope that after reading the book, others will be inspired to record stories about their families and pass it on before it's too late.

172 pages paperback