Author: maikbarraza903
University of Alabama Alumni & Author Publishes Important Memoir of Black History
Alabama Crimson Tide: 1967 and the Undercurrents of Integration – The First Five – Before the Season Changed, a new book by Andrew Pernell, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. Mr.Pernell was born in the basement of the segregated Bessemer General Hospital in Bessemer, Alabama, on January 19, 1948. Mr. Pernell came of age in the ’60s during the Civil Rights Movement. He attended the segregated Robertstown Negro Elementary School in Bessemer. After completion of elementary school, Mr. Pernell was bused to the all-black Brighton High School in Brighton, Alabama, to continue his secondary education. While in high ... Read more