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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, 1997, ©1996.
Edition/Format: Book : Biography : EnglishView 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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Named Person: Ruth McBride-Jordan; James McBride
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: James McBride
ISBN: 1573225789 : 9781573225786
OCLC Number: 36258820
Notes: First published: 1996.
Description: xvii, 291 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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