Book Quote: "I was getting ready to go out the door to work when the phone rang. I didn't want to answer it, but something told me to pick up the phone. When I did, the voice on the other end said, 'Hello, Louise, this is Alex Haley.' I was shocked!" -Louise "Bunch" KingFor those seeking an understanding of the racism, prejudice, and discrimination, this book "From White to Black" contains thought-provoking topics and insight into historical and present-day cause and effect relationships, which have and continue to result in the racial tension that exists today between black and white people...it is the true story of a family's struggle to navigate life in both worlds...amidst prejudice, stereotyping, hatred, and racism.In "From White to Black" Lewis tells the story of her family, who had been White for over 100 years, along with thousands of other mixed-race and white families, Then in 1924, the passing of the "Racial Integrity Act" by the Supreme Court forced offices to change vital statistic records and reclassify thousands of mulattoes (persons with mixed-race ancestry) as Negro without their consent. In "From White to Black" Lewis examines the "aryan" reasoning behind racial reclassification and the idea of racial-purity as she shines a revealing light on continued racial classification, prejudice, and stereotyping that continues in the 21st century. This aryan belief that "one drop of Black blood makes one Black and only Black" is a lie that still resonates in the minds of people today.
Product details
- Paperback | 294 pages
- 152 x 229 x 16mm | 395g
- 18 Jul 2014
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- English
- Large type / large print
- Large Print
- 1499709900
- 9781499709902
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