Title: Love in black and white
Subtitle: a memoir of race, religion, and romance
Description: In a world where it was commonplace to see signs that read "whites only" or "Jews not allowed," William Cohen was born in Bangor, Maine, the eldest son of a Jewish father and a Protestant Irish mother. Janet Langhart, an African-American, was raised in Indianapolis, Indiana by her single parent mother, a Southern Baptist. These two people, from different regions, races, and religions, are both witnesses to and targets of the social tensions of the day. Their stories are rich and profound; at times they are amusing, at others harrowing. Bill would be elected to serve his country as a U.S. Congressman and Senator, and Janet would become a prominent television personality, activist, and highly respected businesswoman and author. Opposites in so many ways--in color, faith and culture--seemingly a bundle of contradictions, they meet in 1974, become friends, and eventually marry in 1996, in the U.S. Capitol.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Race relations, Legislators, Interfaith marriage, Married people, Cabinet officers, African American women authors, Television journalists, Interracial marriage, Case studies, Biography, History, Legislators, united states, Journalists, united states, Journalists, biography, African american authors, Women authors, African americans, biography
Places: United States
People: William S. Cohen, Janet Langhart Cohen (1941-)
Time periods: 20th century