An edition of The Color of Water (1995)

The color of water

a Black man's tribute to his white mother

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An edition of The Color of Water (1995)

The color of water

a Black man's tribute to his white mother

  • 4.14 ·
  • 7 Ratings
  • 109 Want to read
  • 7 Currently reading
  • 10 Have read

James McBride grew up one of twelve siblings in the all-black housing projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn, the son of a black minister and a woman who would not admit she was white. The object of McBride's constant embarrassment and continuous fear for her safety, his mother was an inspiring figure, who through sheer force of will saw her dozen children through college, and many through graduate school.

McBride was an adult before he discovered the truth about his mother: The daughter of a failed itinerant Orthodox rabbi in rural Virginia, she had run away to Harlem, married a black man, and founded an all-black Baptist church in her living room in Red Hook. In her son's remarkable memoir, she tells in her own words the story of her past.

Around her narrative, James McBride has written a powerful portrait of growing up, a meditation on race and identity, and a poignant, beautifully crafted hymn from a son to his mother.

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Publisher
Riverhead Books
Language
English
Pages
228

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Cover of: The Color of Water
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
October 13, 1998, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Paperback - New Ed edition
Cover of: The Color of Water
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
February 1, 1997, Riverhead Trade
Paperback in English
Cover of: The color of water
The color of water: a Black man's tribute to his white mother
1996, Riverhead Books
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Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
974.7/100496073/0092
Library of Congress
F130.N4, F130.N4 M38 1996, F130.N4M38 1996

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 228 p. :
Number of pages
228

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22157311M
Internet Archive
colorofwaterblac0000mcbr_x7t2
ISBN 10
1573220221
LCCN
95037243
OCLC/WorldCat
33044768
Library Thing
4615
Goodreads
52412

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