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Lanterns on the Levee: Recollections of a Planter's Son by William Alexander Percy, Walker Percy
missyjohnson's review against another edition
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I am glad that I did not start this book by reading the essay entitled "A note on Race Relations". Having some context from the previous essays allowed for a bit of understanding as to where the author was coming from with his words. It is sad to think that such a truly short time ago, (1930-40's) that the white superiority and male supremacy attitudes were so pervasive. I guess that I should not be surprised as we are still fighting that battle. As much as William Percy thought that he was on the side of equality of men, he had not worked out in his own mind the idea that ALL men (and women) are created equal AND in the image of GOD. We still have so far to go and work to do as to treating each other and brothers and sisters in Christ.
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