Color of Water
Before I read "The Color of Water," by James McBride, I saw his
appearance on 20/20, discussing his quest to discover the background of
his mysterious, marvelous mother. McBride said he didn't even know his
mother's maiden name, much less about her Orthodox Jewish background,
until he prodded it from her because he needed it for school records.
"Shilsky," she told him, impatiently, offering no further details.
McBride, who is now about 42 years old, said he …
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…and acceptance in New York City's black
population, and at a time when it took great courage to do so.
Feisty Ruth considered herself "born" again when she moved to New York.
She eventually received her own college degree, with all of her successful
children attending.
Readers can be grateful for McBride's curiosity and persistence in getting
his intensely private, mysterious mother to finally share her remarkable
story with both her children, and the world.
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