From New Author John A. Martin, Jr.,
A History of Race in One American Family
When White is Black, published by River's Bend Press of Stillwater, MN, relates the real life experiences of a mixed race family, who, despite significant Caucasian ancestry, lived as Negroes, due to the uniquely North American One-drop rule.
"Martin has written a memoir that matters."Mason Drukman, author of Community and Purpose in America , Wayne Morse - A Political Biography
The book focuses on the author’s mother; her mixed race beauty; her pride; her loving triumphs and failures as a mother; and the scourge of her evolving alcoholism and its impact on those she dearly loved. The book also highlights the fascinating racial evolution of the author’s maternal grandmother, her strength, courage, strong belief in racial justice, and boundless love for her children and grandchildren.
When White is Black features riveting stories in the lives of its characters while illuminating the socio-psychological implications of its black/white theme, and the historic, absurd, racist, divisive, American imperative known as the One-drop rule, and its frequent and ironically unifying impact on African Americans.
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