When race becomes real
Subtitle: black and white writers confront their personal histories
By: edited by Bernestine Singley ; epilogue by Derrick Bell.
Contributors: Singley, Bernestine.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
Subjects: United States -- Race relations -- Anecdotes; Racism -- United States -- Anecdotes; African American authors -- Biography -- Anecdotes; African Americans -- Race identity -- Anecdotes; African Americans -- Social conditions -- Anecdotes; Authors, American -- Biography -- Anecdotes; Whites -- Race identity -- United States -- Anecdotes; Whites -- United States -- Social conditions -- Anecdotes
Genres: Anecdotes.; Biography
Description: This riveting collection of personal stories, all commissioned specifically for this book, reveals the racial hopes, fears, fury and triumphs of black and white writers of all stripes. These stories refuse to tiptoe around the issue, don't wax nostalgic, preach sermons, or act as expert witnesses; in this book they are willing, for the first time, to bare their souls and tell the truth.