My Confederate Kinfolk: A Twenty-First Century Freedwoman Discovers Her Roots
by By Davis, Thulani
Category: Social Science , Ethnic Studies , African American Studies

Starting from a photograph and writings left by her grandmother, acclaimed African-American novelist Thulani Davis goes looking for the ?white folk' in her family, a Scots-Irish family of cotton planters unknown to her-and uncovers a history far richer and stranger than she had ever imagined. Her journey challenges us to examine the origins of some of our most deeply ingrained notions about what makes a family black or white, and offers an immensely compelling, intellectually challenging alternative.