Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

McBride, James

The color of water a Black man's tribute to his white mother / James McBride. - New York : Riverhead Books, 1997, c1996. - xvii, 291 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

First published: 1996.

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.

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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9781573225786




McBride-Jordan, Ruth 1921-2010
McBride, James 1957-


Mothers--Biography.--New York (State)--New York
Racially mixed people --Biography-- New York (State) New York
Racially mixed people --Race identity--New York (State) New York
Interracial marriage
Mother-son relationship
Whites--Biography--New York (State)--New York


New York (N.Y.)--Biography

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