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Foster Dickson

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Montgomery, Alabama, The United States

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Nonfiction, Poetry, History

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Writer, editor, teacher in Montgomery, Alabama |
Editor of "Nobody's Home: Modern Southern Folklore" ...more

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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
	The Life and Poetry of John Beecher (1904-1980): Advocate of Poetry as a Spoken Art 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
	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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Southern Movie 79: “Trash Humpers” (2009)

Though he was born in California, director Harmony Korine grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and in New York City. After the success of 1995’s Kids then of 1997’s Gummo, it was in Nashville where he made the bizarre, low-budget Trash Humpers, which was released in 2009. The movie only runs an hour-and-fifteen, and it follows the absurd exploits of an elderly trio who go around the suburbs drinking,

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