num_pages: 174
description: Growing Up Black in White is author Kevin Hofmann's gift to the American public seeking answers to so many questions about what it is to be raised in a racially diverse household. Born to a white mother and black father in Detroit in 1967 only weeks before the terrible race riots that brought a major city to its knees the author was taken to a foster home and then adopted by a white minister and his wife already the parents of three biological children. In this fascinating memoir Hofmann reveals the difficulties and joys of being part of this family particularly during a time and in a location where acceptance was tentative and emotions regarding race ran high and hot. Hofmann shares with readers the pressures and joys of being part of a family that navigated through tumultuous waters and came out the victors in an old and oft-fought battle. This is a book that offers insight humor and plenty of hope.
language: English
title: Growing up Black in White
publisher: Vine Appointment Publishing Company