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Life on the Color Line

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Binding: Paperback
List Price: $23.99
Our Price: $4.05 $3.04 CAD
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ISBN: 9780452275331
Publisher: Plume Books
Language: English
Page Count: 285
Publication Date: 1/1/1996
Size: 8.09" l x 5.26" w x 0.89"
Series: N/A

As a child in 1950s segregated Virginia, Gregory Howard Williams grew up believing he was white. But when his parents' marriage fell apart, Williams discovered that his dark-skinned father, who had been passing as Italian-American, was half black. The family split up, and Greg, his younger brother, and their father moved to Muncie, Indiana, where the young boys learned the truth about their heritage. Overnight, Greg Williams became black. In this extraordinary and powerful memoir, Williams recounts his remarkable journey along the color line and illuminates the contrasts between the black and white worlds. He tells of the hostility and prejudice he encountered all too often, from both blacks and whites, and the surprising moments of encouragement and acceptance he found from each.

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