“Yet, the quest for knowledge will overcome us and we must know. And, at last, we must see where the road ends,… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Ain’t nothing too serious. Even death is a joke on the old devil, if we are living for the Lord.” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“{Summertime she speaks of winter, she eats ham, but speaks of beef, got a good man but, flirts with another. She might… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“It was not an unusual site to see Negro tenant farmers crossing the intersection of Spring and Barbrick on the way to… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“(The golden goose has died, my prince turned into a frog, the Kingdom is lost, everyone has turned into stone and I… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Children worked in the mills: "I will always believe that children are designed for green meadows and play, not for factories and… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Like the magnolia tree, She bends with the wind, Trials and tribulation may weather her, Yet, after the storm her beauty blooms,… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“The sun had just slipped behind the trees and evening cast its dark, smoky shadow.” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Papa was our strength and the very fiber that wove our family together. He was our foundation and our rock, but even… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“She turned her painted blue eyes toward the assistant and said something in French before she left.” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“I can hear my steps echo as I follow him to the end of the hall. The door to the small closet… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“He is dressed in a long, white robe and in his hand is a white cap. I draw up as he passes… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“The curtains were not yet drawn and with the moonlight spreading across the room, I could see clearly. I undressed and slipped… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“It was a warm and natural feeling to be there. We were not black or white people. We were just people bound… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“The Baptist Church rejects man with wooden leg: It appears the Baptist preacher refused to baptize a veteran of the late war… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Today’s breakfast consist of rice and a piece of bread fried in a bit of salt pork grease. At least I have… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Humans will never be in charge of this world, as long as dust and weeds do as they please.” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Listen, my child, to the voices of your ancestors. Take pride in our accomplishments; find your strength in our suffering. For WE… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Before I disappear behind the door, I stop and turn around to look at him.” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“The pages that follow will be our journey of the life we built together here in Concord, North Carolina. These pages will… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“I could faintly smell the ocean. I imagined being one of the old oak trees standing there swaying in the wind and… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“To those of you who are enslaved by your past, may my story set you free. For youth is innocent and its… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“He smiled at me and I felt the tenderness only a daughter could feel.” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“I am a survivor. But I am not unique of the people that survived the great late war. We all have our… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“I am strong as steel and my roots are planted deep in this southern soil. Time may have weathered me, but I will always… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Yet, the quest for knowledge will overcome us and we must know. And, at last, we must see where the road ends, even if… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Our passion for fear consumes us and gives birth to the imaginary. Once fear is unleashed, it feeds upon us and rips us apart… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“I don't know where we are, but we'll soon find our way home!" Le avventure di Pinocchio” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Dread not to climb the mountain, for the higher you rise, your load will lighten; for once on top, easy be the stroll to… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Those that are in the state of widowhood must resist the temptations of their youth.” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Respect the past, trust in the future and believe in the power of the imagination.-” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“I toss pretty words up in the air and if I am lucky, they will fall gracefully upon my pages-nancy b. brewr” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Ain’t nothing too serious. Even death is a joke on the old devil, if we are living for the Lord.” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“The real Sallie has returned and her portrayal of Mother has disappeared” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Given a little wine, you will find folks are the same no matter what side of the railroad tracks they came from.” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
