Maggie's American Dream is the inspirational biography of Margaret Comer written by her son James P. Comer. It also serves as an autobiography of James P. Comer himself. It's a great story of a person who overcomes obstacles to achieve their goals and dreams. Maggie was born in Woodland, Mississippi. His parents were Jim and Maude. His father was a sharecropper, although he was more educated than the man he worked for. He was the head of the farm, except the white owner took all the money. When she was little her father was struck by lightning while working in the fields. Is dead. His mother tried farming later, but it didn't work out. His mother remarried a man. The family moved to Memphis to live with the man their mother married, their stepfather. He already had a wife. He also lived in Memphis. They weren't divorced, but he said they were.