About the Author

Howard E. Covington, Jr., is a former journalist and the author of more than two dozen books. The 2004 winner of the Ragan Award for the best non-fiction by a North Carolina writer, he lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Reviews

“Covington writes well. One of the book’s strengths is the insight it offers into the life of a middle-class African American family”—The North Carolina Historical Review; “well told”—The News & Observer; “Covington uses Frye’s story to reflect on a revolutionary time in the state, when Frye and his wife broke a number of color barriers by their involvement in the vanguard of political, social, and civic events and issues”—Reference & Research Book News.