Black is the body stories from my grandmother's time, my mother's time, and mine
A collection of personal essays explores the complexities and paradoxes of growing up black in the South with a white surname as well as the author's experiences with interracial marriage, international adoption, and teaching at a Northern white college. --
| Main Author: | Bernard, Emily, 1967- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2019.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Going home
- Scar tissue
- Teaching the N word
- Interstates
- Mother on Earth
- Black is the body
- Skin
- White friend
- Her glory
- Motherland
- People like me
- Epilogue: my turn.