The color of water: a black man's tribute to his white mother
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The son of a black minister and a woman who would not admit she was white, James McBride grew up in "orchestrated chaos" with his eleven siblings in the poor, all-black projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn. "Mommy," a fiercely protective woman with "dark eyes full of pep and fire," herded her brood to Manhattan's free cultural events, sent them off on buses to the best (and mainly Jewish) schools, demanded good grades, and commanded respect. As a young man, McBride saw his mother as a source of embarrassment, worry, and confusion—and reached thirty before he began to discover the truth about her early life and long-buried pain. In The Color of Water, McBride retraces his mother's footsteps and, through her searing and spirited voice, recreates her remarkable story. "God is the color of water," Ruth McBride taught her children, firmly convinced that life's blessings and life's values transcend race. Twice widowed, and continually confronting overwhelming adversity and racism, Ruth's determination, drive and discipline saw her dozen children through college—and most through graduate school. At age 65, she herself received a degree in social work from Temple University. Interspersed throughout his mother's compelling narrative, McBride shares candid recollections of his own experiences as a mixed-race child of poverty, his flirtations with drugs and violence, and his eventual self- realization and professional success. The Color of Water touches readers of all colors as a vivid portrait of growing up, a haunting meditation on race and identity, and a lyrical valentine to a mother from her son.
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African Americans
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
Autobiographies
Autobiography
Biographies
Biography & Autobiography
McBride, James
McBride, James, -- 1957-
McBride-Jordan, Ruth
McBride-Jordan, Ruth, -- 1921-2010
Mothers
Mothers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
Mothers and sons
Mothers and sons -- New York (State) -- New York
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography
Nonfiction
Race identity
Racially mixed people
Racially mixed people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
Racially mixed people -- Race identity
Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- New York (State) -- New York
White people
White people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
Whites
Whites -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
Autobiographies
Autobiography
Biographies
Biography & Autobiography
McBride, James
McBride, James, -- 1957-
McBride-Jordan, Ruth
McBride-Jordan, Ruth, -- 1921-2010
Mothers
Mothers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
Mothers and sons
Mothers and sons -- New York (State) -- New York
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography
Nonfiction
Race identity
Racially mixed people
Racially mixed people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
Racially mixed people -- Race identity
Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- New York (State) -- New York
White people
White people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
Whites
Whites -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
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9781594481925
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Mothers and sons -- New York (State) -- New York
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography
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Autobiography
Biographies
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McBride-Jordan, Ruth, -- 1921-2010
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Mothers and sons -- New York (State) -- New York
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography
Racially mixed people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
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The color of water : a black man's tribute to his white mother
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The Color of Water A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
The color of water : a Black man's tribute to his white mother / James McBride
The color of water : a black man's tribute to his white mother McBride, James, 1957-
The color of water [compact disc] : a black man's tribute to his white mother / James McBride
The color of water : a Black man's tribute to his white mother / James McBride
The color of water : a black man's tribute to his white mother McBride, James, 1957-
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Racially mixed people
White people
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