
White like Her
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Bernadette Dunne
In the historical context of the Jim Crow South, Gail explores her mother's decision to pass, how she hid her secret even from her own husband, and the price she paid for choosing whiteness. Haunted by her mother's fear and shame, Gail embarks on a quest to uncover her mother's racial lineage, tracing her family back to 18th-century colonial Louisiana. In coming to terms with her decision to publicly out her mother, Gail changed how she looks at race and heritage.
With a foreword written by Kenyatta Berry, host of PBS's Genealogy Roadshow, this unique and fascinating story of coming to terms with oneself breaks down barriers. A Washington Post Notable Book of 2017's Most Inspiring Stories.
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As other reviewers have mentioned, I found the made up letters the author has inserted gratuitous and unnecessary. She should feel free to write that historical fiction in some other book. This was not the place for it. Also, in Ohio, those summer bugs that light up are called fireflies or lightening bugs, not June bugs. June bugs are the ones that look like scarabs. Not an error I would expect a kid from the Cuyahoga Valley to make.
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