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

The Color of Water : A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
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James McBride knew his mother was different. When he asked about it she'd say "I'm light skinned". She finally tells her story-a rabbi's daughter born in Poland, raised in the south, married a black man, founded a Baptist church and put 12 kids through college.