Growing Up In Mississippi Audio Book     Publisher: Spoken Books Publishing     Date of Publication: September 5, 2007 SYNOPSIS For your listening pleasure, Growing Up In Mississippi is a true story on 5 CD Set, and is downloadable on iPod. Bertha's story. But more than that, it is the story of what it was like for many young black girls of her generation to be born into poverty and to grow up surrounded by the meanest forms of racial discrimination. To be educated in run down, second rate school, walked over 20 miles to get there in zero weather, didn't have money to buy 15 cent lunch, marry young, and work long hours for low pay just to keep food on the table. Over 5 hours of listening time you will enjoy listening to one of the most poingnant true story of a young African-American girl's sufferings as well as humorous ancedotes about life, and family. back