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The color of water /

by McBride, James, Published by : Riverhead Books, (New York :) Physical details: xiii, 228 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN:1573220221 (alk. paper).
Subject(s): McBride-Jordan, Ruth, -- 1921- | McBride, James, -- 1957- | Whites -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography. | Mothers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography. | Racially mixed people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography. | Racially mixed people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Race identity. | New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.
Year: 1996
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Non-fiction 		Adult reading level 974.7 MCB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39124000031883

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."...

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