Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

by JamesMcBride (Author)

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  Paperback
  1998

  $6.80

  As a boy in Brooklyn, James McBride knew that 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! When James asked what the colour of God was, she said, God is the colour of water . As an adult, McBride finally persuaded his mother to tell the story. Her story was of a rabbi's daughter, born in Poland and raised in the South, who fled Harlem, married a black man, founded a Baptist church, and put 12 children through college. This is James McBride's tribute to his eccentric and determined mother, and an exploration of what family means.

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  Paperback
  1997

  $3.55

  'James McBride evokes his childhood trek across the great racial divide with the kind of power and grace that touches and uplifts all our hearts.' - Bebe Moore Campbell 'A triumph...The two stories, son's and mother's, beautifully juxtaposed, strike a graceful note at a time of racial polarization.' - The New York Times Book Review

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  Paperback
  1998

  $12.06

  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 colour God was, she said 'God is the colour of water.' As an adult, McBride finally persuaded his mother to tell her story - the story of a rabbi's daughter, born in Poland and raised in the South, who fled to Harlem, married a black man, founded a Baptist church, and put twelve children through college.