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Alien in the Delta by Thankful Strother is a memoir of notable events and observations from the author's life. It is a short, yet entertaining book which gives readers a glimpse into a particular period of American history.

An Air Force veteran recounts his unlikely rise from rural poverty to the upper-middle class.

Born in the Arkansas Delta in 1943, living in the 60's segregated rural South, Strother was the seventh child of poor parents. In his hometown, prejudice and inequality were practice openly. "Even though I loved the people in my community, I disliked intensely almost everything about where I grew up. I always felt out-of-place." As soon as he graduated from high school, he rushed to join the Air Force like his older brother Curtis. Experiencing racism from whites in the South while he was wearing his Air Force uniform--proof that he was willing to fight and die for the United States--brought home the discrimination Strother would face throughout his life. But the Air Force provided him the opportunity to live abroad in West Germany, where, removed from the American dynamics of black and white, he was able to experience something closer to racial equality. Strother did not let the expectations of others hold him back from pursuing the American dream. In his book, which features some family photographs, the author recounts attending night school to become a computer programmer, getting a job with a major corporation, working his way up to salesman and then district manager, and investing in real estate. Strother skillfully summons his memories using simple, direct prose: "When Papa went to the bank to withdraw his money, it was closed and out of business. After that, he started to keep his money in Prince Albert tobacco containers, which he would bury around his house." There's a soothing rhythm to the narration. Strother does a remarkable job of bringing the reader into his world.

Strother's 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.

While Strother led an accomplished life, the achievements were not flashy ones. Readers will likely end up feeling that his life worked out nicely.

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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.

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.

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In my hometown, prejudice and inequality were practice openly. Feeling like an alien in that environment, my escape from the segregated South happened when joining the U.S. Air Force going abroad to Germany. I share my experiences growing up on the Mississippi River in the Arkansas Delta and obstacles encounter as I developed unto a man.

Alien in the Delta (3 book series)  is a memoir about overcoming adversity and succeeding. It covers family, early home life, coming-of-age, adventures in the military, international romance, travel, interracial marriage, a management career in corporate America, and real estate investing.

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Alien in the Delta by Thankful Strother is a memoir of notable events and observations from the author's life. It is a short, yet entertaining book which gives readers a glimpse into a particular period of American history.

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 Germany for four years. While there, I learned to speak the language and met my wife. We returned to the USA and started a family in Detroit, Michigan. 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.

This book was written based on stories that I had told my 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 happened in my life and include additional information about my family.

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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 USA and live in Germany to find equality.

After completing Air Force basic training, six buddies, four white and two black young men from Detroit headed back home on the train. Someplace in Texas, 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."

Segregation was legal in the southern United States in 1962. Born and 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 got back on the train without eating and sat in silence.

We began basic training as six buddies from Detroit. 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 USA!

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.

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 The Adult.

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