From Pity to Pride: Growing Up Deaf in the Old South

Hannah Joyner

The Deep South America had a hierarchical society based on the wealth generated from slavery in which a small number of privileged white men dominated. This book examines the experiences of a group of wealthy young men who also would have ruled over this closely regimented world had they not been deaf. In this unique history, the author depicts in striking detail the circumstances of these so-called victims of a terrible 'misfortune' and how as they came to adulthood they joined with other Deaf Americans to form communities of understanding, self-worth and independence. Hardcover 224 pages June 2004

£11.99