Title: The color of water : a Black man's tribute to his white mother /
Authors: McBride, James, 1957-
Year: 1996
Subjects: McBride-Jordan, Ruth,; McBride-Jordan, Ruth,; McBride, James,; McBride, James,; 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; Mothers; Racially mixed people; Racially mixed people Race identity; Whites; New York (N.Y.) Biography; New York (State) New York
Abstract: 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 powerful memoir.