The Sweet Hell Inside

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The Sweet Hell Inside is a nonfiction book by Edward Ball that explores the complex history of his mixed-race family in the American South from slavery through the 20th century.

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instanceOf nonfiction book
about Edward Ball's family
interracial relationships in the American South
legacy of slavery
passing as white
racial identity
social hierarchy based on race
author Edward Ball NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
exploresTheme family secrets
identity and belonging
memory and history
power and privilege
race and class
genre American history
family history
nonfiction
hasAuthorNationality American
language English
literaryForm prose
mainSubject 20th-century American South
Jim Crow South NERFINISHED
Reconstruction era in the United States NERFINISHED
history of race in the United States
mixed-race family in the American South
slavery in the United States
narrativePerspective first-person
nonfictionType historical narrative
memoiristic history
settingLocation American South NERFINISHED
timePeriodCovered 19th century
20th century
slavery era in the United States
workOf Edward Ball NERFINISHED

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Edward Ball notableWork The Sweet Hell Inside