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Foster Dickson

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	Closed Ranks: The Whitehurst Case in Post-Civil Rights Montgomery 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children of the Changing South: Accounts of Growing Up During and After Integration 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Just Make People Up: Ramblings with Clark Walker by Foster Dickson (Goodreads Author), Valerie Downes (Photographer) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life and Poetry of John Beecher (1904-1980): Advocate of Poetry As a Spoken Art 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taking the Time: Young Writers and Old Stories with Writings 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Treasuring Alabama's Black Belt : Multidisciplinary Approaches to Teaching Place by Nancy Anderson (Goodreads Author) (editor), Foster Dickson (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Dirty Boots: Y’all come back now, y’hear?

Dirty Boots: Irregular Attempts at Critical Thinking and Border Crossing offers a Deep Southern, Generation X perspective on the culture, politics, and general milieu of the 21st century.

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The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark, and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence

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A Small Farm Future: Making the Case for a Society Built Around Local Economies, Self-Provisioning, Agricultural Diversity, and a Shared Earth

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Foster Dickson answered Goodreads's question: How do you deal with writer’s block? I try to avoid writer's block altogether by keeping notes about subjects I find that could make for a writing project. Some ideas are small, some large. I might look at some of my ideas and think, "Not that," but I never run out of ideas.
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