My Black family, my white privilege
Subtitle: a white man's journey through the nation's racial minefield
By: Michael R. Wenger
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9781475944983; 9781475944990; 9781475945003
Subjects: Interracial marriage; Biography; Families; Race relations
Description: In 1970, a working-class, Jewish man from New York City married an African American woman from rural, segregated North Carolina. From their union, Michael Wenger has three children, four grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Years later, Mr. Wenger served as Deputy Director for Outreach and Program Development for President Clinton's Initiative on Race, an opportunity that confirmed for him the conscious and unconscious bias that people of color confront daily in the United States. Both personally and professionally, Mr. Wenger has peered into a world far beyond the comprehension of most white people in our society. His book, deeply moving and tenderly written, shares the discoveries he's made.--Book jacket.
Table of contents: title: Growing up white; title: My introduction to race and privilege; title: Stepping out of my comfort zone; title: A winding road in "almost heaven"; title: Navigating the racial minefield; title: Finding a place for us; title: Embracing our place; title: Confronting the challenges and tensions; title: Pursuing our dreams; title: A new career path; title: Reflecting on the journey.