The color of water /
McBride, James, 1957-
The color of water / : a Black man's tribute to his white mother. James McBride. - New York : Riverhead Books, 1996. - xiii, 228 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
As a boy in Brooklyn's Red Hook projects, James McBride knew his mother was different. But when he asked about it, she'd simply say, "I'm light-skinned." Later he wondered if he was different, too, and asked his mother if he was black or white. "You're a human being," she snapped. "Educate yourself or you'll be a nobody! And when James asked what color God was, she said, "God is the color of water."...
1573220221 (alk. paper)
95037243//r96
McBride-Jordan, Ruth, 1921-
McBride, James, 1957-
Whites--Biography.--New York (State)--New York
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
New York (N.Y.)--Biography.
F130.N4 / M38 1996
974.7/100496073/0092 B
The color of water / : a Black man's tribute to his white mother. James McBride. - New York : Riverhead Books, 1996. - xiii, 228 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
As a boy in Brooklyn's Red Hook projects, James McBride knew his mother was different. But when he asked about it, she'd simply say, "I'm light-skinned." Later he wondered if he was different, too, and asked his mother if he was black or white. "You're a human being," she snapped. "Educate yourself or you'll be a nobody! And when James asked what color God was, she said, "God is the color of water."...
1573220221 (alk. paper)
95037243//r96
McBride-Jordan, Ruth, 1921-
McBride, James, 1957-
Whites--Biography.--New York (State)--New York
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
New York (N.Y.)--Biography.
F130.N4 / M38 1996
974.7/100496073/0092 B