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A man her father would never consider worthy

"I suppose you know who I am

But before she gets the chance

the deal starts to go sour

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother Format:Paperback · gorgeous sprayed edgesWho is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self declared "light skinned" woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her twelve black children. James McBride, journalist, musician, and son, explores his mother's past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage, in a poignant and powerful debut, The Color Of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother. The son of a black minister and a woman who would not admit she was white, James McBride