The Color of Water
A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
Recommended by Colleen McCreary, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #30 in Brooklyn, Ranked #38 in African American — see more rankings.
With a new Introduction to this touching homage to his mother, the author paints a portrait of growing up in a black neighborhood as the child of an interracial marriage. Although raised an Orthodox Jew in the South, McBride's mother abandoned her heritage, moved to Harlem, and married a black man. less
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Colleen McCreary It captures the emotions and new understandings of race told through one family's history. (Source)
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The Color of Water is ranked in the following categories:
- #94 in African American History
- #88 in Identity
- #39 in Jewish
- #65 in Memoir
- #89 in Racism
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