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school, he rushed to join the Air Force like his older
brother Curtis. </span></span><span class="s-6"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Experiencing racism from
whites in the South while he was wearing his Air Force uniform--proof that he
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face throughout his life. </span></span><span class="s-8"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">But the
Air Force provided him the opportunity to live abroad in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">West Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
where, removed from the American dynamics of black and white,</span></span><span class="s-9"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> he was able to experience something closer to
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did not let the expectations of others hold him back from pursuing the
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night school to become a computer programmer, getting a job with a
major corporation,</span></span><span class="s-12"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> working his way up
to salesman and then district manager, and investing in real estate. </span></span><span class="s-13"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Strother skillfully summons his memories using simple, direct prose:
"When Papa went to the bank to withdraw his money, it was closed and out
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tobacco containers, which he would bury around his house." There's a
soothing rhythm to the narration. </span></span><span class="s-15"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Strother
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memoir covers family, early childhood, a stint in the US Air Force, an
interracial, international marriage, the adventures of an apartment building
owner and corporate sales manager.</span></span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u-AEVOGejt0/XlM98Rf-onI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/83Y_YC8T4IAE_dBr_UP-vFIdARhBRxcLACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/51EhSdWJVbL._SY346_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u-AEVOGejt0/XlM98Rf-onI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/83Y_YC8T4IAE_dBr_UP-vFIdARhBRxcLACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/51EhSdWJVbL._SY346_.jpg" width="250" /></a><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I will never forget the word “Commodities.” My father would go to the county’s food-distribution site to pick up our family’s share of government food when I was in elementary school; we called it commodities. Today it is called food stamps. You couldn’t hide your poverty back then; it was out there for everyone to see. You had to stand in line to claim your portions of food. Sometimes, the line was so long that it would curve around the corner of the block. It was a reminder that you couldn’t even feed your loved ones without the help of the government. It was embarrassing and humiliating for most people to stand in that line. The only consolation was that almost every family in town was standing there. Even though most families received some assistance, the children would make jokes and tease each other about eating commodity cheese. Once each month, my father went to pick up various items: sugar, powdered milk, flour, butter, canned meat, and yes, commodity cheese. Almost every family in Arkansas received some assistance from the government in the 1950's.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">My parents also received Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) money for my care. To receive aid, you had to live below the poverty line. During the time that I was on welfare, a social worker would visit our house every six months. The worker would spend time questioning my parents about how they had used the money on me. The social worker would speak to me alone, away from my parents. She had a long list of questions that she asked me. The issues were mostly about the ADC money spent on food, clothing, and shelter. I always resented being put in a position to report on my parents. The ADC checks stopped when I turned sixteen years old.</span></div>
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Alien in the Delta is a memoir
highlighting events over thirty-five years, starting with my earliest memory
growing up as a poor boy in the rural, segregated south in the ’50s. After
graduating from high school joined the United States Air Force stationed at
Ramstein Air Force Base in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region>
for four years. While there, I learned to speak the language and met my wife.
We returned to the <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region> and
started a family in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Detroit</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">Michigan</st1:state></st1:place>. I obtained a job as an
assembly line inspector at Ford Motor Company, attending school at night and
weekends studying computer programming. Upon completion of my studies, I went
to work as a computer programmer for NCR Corporation. This opportunity led to a
career in sales and management with both NCR and AT&T Corporation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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daughter while growing up. Before writing the book, I spent a year finding out
about my ancestors. I felt this was an excellent time to write about what had
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: justify;">I love my country, The United States of America. But I
discovered at an early age that my country did not like me. I had to leave the </span><st1:country-region style="text-align: justify;" w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region><span style="text-align: justify;"> and live in </span><st1:country-region style="text-align: justify;" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="text-align: justify;"> to find equality.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After completing Air Force basic training, six buddies, four
white and two black young men from <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Detroit</st1:place></st1:city>
headed back home on the train. Someplace in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:state>, the train stopped so that we could
stretch our legs and get a snack. We were all dressed in our pristine, new blue
uniforms, proudly representing the United States Air Force. All of us got off
the train and went into the restaurant to get something to eat. Before we sat
down, the waiter said as he looked at our black faces. "We can't serve you
in here. You will have to go out back to order and pick up your food." </span></div>
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raised in the South, I had experienced discrimination before, but this time it
hurt me deeply because I was dressed in my US Air Force uniform and was
prepared to die for our country, and yet my fellow countryman still would not
serve us. No one should ever have to experience that kind of treatment! We just
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We began basic training as six buddies from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Detroit</st1:city></st1:place>. When we returned,
we had experienced very different treatment from the same country that we had
pledged to give our lives for if necessary. Because of that experience, I
discovered my country did not like me. However, I still loved the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Soldier - Alien the Delta is the second book in the
series. The short stories are compelling, thoughtful, and humorous about
various experiences in the US Air Force, international travel, romance, and
interracial marriage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Alien in the Delta Series by Thankful Strother is about
the author's life as a poor black boy growing up in the Delta. The three book
series represent different periods. They include The Child, The Soldier, and
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