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Bloomsbury Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
Order this book ... and please don't be put off by its pallid subtitle, <I>A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother</I>, which doesn't begin to do justice to the utterly unique and moving story contained within. <I>The Color of Water</I> tells the remarkable story of Ruth McBride Jordan, the two good men she married, and the 12 good children she raised. Jordan, born Rachel Shilsky, a Polish Jew, immigrated to America soon after birth; as an adult she moved to New York City, leaving her family and faith behind in Virginia. Jordan met and married a black man, making her isolation even more profound. The book is a success story, a testament to one woman's true heart, solid values and indomitable will. Ruth Jordan battled not only racism but also poverty to raise her children and, despite being sorely tested, never wavered. In telling her story--along with her son's--<I>The Color of Water</I> addresses racial identity with compassion, insight and realism. It is, in a word, inspiring, and you will finish it with unalloyed admiration for a flawed but remarkable individual. And, perhaps, a little more faith in us all.
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Color of Water
A memoir whose narrative features two voices: that of a black musician growing up in Brooklyn with his 11 brothers and 11 sisters; and his mother, daughter of a failed itinerant Orthodox Jewish rabbi, who lives in a violently racist small southern town. author: McBride, James; publisher: Bloomsbury Pub.
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