Frierson would write a follow up on Benny and Cora as married adults.
Given the climate of the times along opposition from family and friends, Benny and Cora prove that love really conquers all, but the road ain’t easy whew. Eventually, they grow closer and fall in love. As they attend the same small college together, that friendship goes through some trials as they fall under the influence of societal and peer pressure to remain separate.
Beginning in 1950’s Georgia all the way thru the mid-70’s, Being Plumville is the story of two children who grow up as friends not knowing there is a such thing as black and white, and as they become teenagers, they experience the divide and learn their places in society. You will fall in love with Benny and Cora as I have. Frierson: If you are new to the genre and want a good foundation to start, this is IT! I have probably read this story no less than 20 times. I’m always looking for something good to read! Damn shame, ain’t it? But enough rambling, I have chosen 10 books that are historical and interracial, and that I love! This is my favorite genre, so if you have an IR historical book you love and don’t see it listed here, please add in the comments. Laws that could get you killed if you were white and married a black person or vice versa. Doesn’t seem that long, but there were laws still on the books that made interracial marriage illegal. So what do I consider historical? Personally, any story set in a time that’s 50 years ago or longer, so we’re talking 1965 y’all. I would be side-eyeing (-_-) any IR historical that didn’t discuss racism in the narrative. Now I know there are a few detractors out there who just can’t deal because of the blatant, overt, downright racist elements that accompanied black women at that time, and I feel you! I really do, because when done right, an IR historical is supposed to touch you in that way. It’s that taboo element along with the how is the author going to realistically pull this off factor that grabs me every time. I am a HUUUUGE FAN of interracial historical romance novels. In no way am I saying I ain’t feeling men of a different race because I do! What I’m saying is I’m no longer romanticizing the shit Black women endured during a time when we had limited or no control over how we existed in a society that didn’t give a damn about us. Too much has happened over the last seven years.
Fast forward to damn near 2022, and I admit that this is no longer my favorite genre.
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