front porch

[...] the Sahara of the Bozart" is unambiguous: the "South" is the white South, "culture" is European "High Culture," and never the twain shall meet. Gathering blackberries was work for women and children, putting food on the table and (later) cash in the pocket, relieving dependency on wages for black and white alike. [...] people who gathered blackberries together also swapped recipes.