Born: 1934 in Madison, Georgia
Was the fourth born of 10 children on a rural plantation in Plainfield, which a few miles off of Madison, Georgia
When he was nine years old, his parents became sharecroppers
Raymond Andrews went to a segregated school
He worked in his parents cotton field
When Andrews was 15, he went with his brother, Benny, to Atlanta
In Atlanta he worked in a hospital
Andrews graduated from Booker T. Washington High School
During the Korean War, Raymond Andrews served in the air force
After he quit his job, he became a full time writer for the rest of his life
He published only a few books
Here are a few of his published books: (all of his books were published by his brother who had become a famous artist)
Appalachee Red
This book is about black life in the south after WWI to the beginning of the civil rights movement. It presents many cultures and truths about African American life in the south
This book won the James Baldwin Prize for fiction in 1979
Roseibelle Lee Wildcat Tennessee
The Last Radio Baby
Once a Upon a Time in Atlanta
His elderly life was full of horrible health
Raymond Andrews committed suicide
Death: 1991 in Athens, Georgia