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 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin 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 ⓘ
linked to: Jim Crow laws

Reconstruction era in the United States ⓘ
linked to: Reconstruction era

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 ⓘ
timePeriodCovered 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
slavery era in the United States ⓘ
workOf Edward Ball ⓘ

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