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The color of water : a Black man's tribute to his white mother /

Who is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self-declared "light-skinned" woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her twelve children. James McBride, journalist, musician and son, explores his mother's past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage, in a poignant and powe...

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Main Author: McBride, James, 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Riverhead Books, [1996]
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McBride-Jordan, Ruth, > 1921-2010.
McBride, James, > 1957-
McBride-Jordan, Ruth, > 1921-2010
McBride-Jordan, Ruth, > 1921-
Racially mixed people > New York (State) > New York > Biography.
Mothers > New York (State) > New York > Biography.
White people > New York (State) > New York > Biography.
Racially mixed people > Race identity.
Multiracial people.
Mothers > Biography.
Mères > New York (État) > New York > Biographies.
Blancs > New York (État) > New York > Biographies.
Mothers.
Racially mixed people.
White people.
African Americans > New York (State) > Biography.
African Americans > New York (State) > Race identity.
New York (N.Y.) > Biography.
New York (State) > New York.
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