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The color of water : a Black man's tribute to his white mother

Author: James McBride
Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2006.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : English : 1st Riverhead trade pbk. 10th anniversary edView all editions and formats
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An African American man describes life as the son of a white mother and Black father, reflecting on his mother's contributions to his life and his confusion over his own identity.
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Genre/Form: Biography
Named Person: Ruth McBride-Jordan; James McBride
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: James McBride
ISBN: 159448192X 9781594481925
OCLC Number: 63191862
Notes: Originally published: 1997.
Description: xix, 328 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents: Dead --
The bicycle --
Kosher --
Black power --
The Old Testament --
The New Testament --
Sam --
Brothers and sisters --
Shul --
School --
Boys --
Daddy --
New York --
Chicken man --
Graduation --
Driving --
Lost in Harlem --
Lost in Delaware --
The promise --
Old man Shilsky --
A bird who flies --
A Jew discovered --
Dennis --
New brown --
Finding Ruthie.
Responsibility: James McBride.

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An African American man describes life as the son of a white mother and Black father, reflecting on his mother's contributions to his life and his confusion over his own identity.

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