The Last Train North

by Clifton L. Taulbert

A winner of the Mississippi Library Association Award, the sequel to the best-selling When We Were Colored traces the author's journey during the sixties from Mississippi to racially integrated Saint Louis. Reprint.

Genres: Memoir, Biography, Race, Nonfiction, History

224 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1992

About the author

also see Clifton Taulbert

Reviews

[Josephine Burks]

Sequel to When we were colored, I liked the beginning of the book. The middle was okay and the ending was strong. Interesting to read about a personal account of someone who migrated north in the U.S.

[Killer Bee]

3.75 overall rating; what a story

[Dee Gordon]

interesting read. I was in Virginia in the 60's and remember the chaos.

[Tina Viscusi]

Great story to make you see how the other half of the society we live in had to live. Very interesting to say the least about how so many changes came about in such a short time, relatively speaking. Looking forward to reading more from this author and to see what became of him after his military stint.

[Anna]

I enjoyed this book.

Some interesting perspectives on race. I liked hearing about his experiences in the army. Where he experienced real racial equality.

[Rick]

Wonderful memoir, filled with insights into a culture I need to understand more.

[Patricia]

Wonderful memoir of a young man's journey from the very deep south and a very close community to the north in search of a better life and an education.

[Betsy]

This is an interesting autobiographical story about a young black man's move north in the civil rights era.

[Candice]

This was a good book in the beginning, and I so so enjoyed it, it kind of slacked off toward the end, but very proud of him and all he did with his life.

[Kim]

a good book to read

[Cathy Houston]

this memoir reminds that the love of our extended families will carry us far in life

[Tannon Davis]

This is a great historical non-fiction. I really enjoyed the story and it was inspiring. I need to go back and read the first book in this series.