Description
Starting from a photograph and writings left by her grandmother, acclaimed African-American novelist Thulani Davis goes looking for the "white folk" in her family, a Scots-Irish family of cotton planters unknown to her-and uncovers a history far richer and stranger than she had ever imagined. Her journey challenges us to examine the origins of some of our most deeply ingrained notions about what makes a family black or white, and offers an immensely compelling, intellectually challenging alternative.
Author: Thulani Davis
Publisher: Civitas Book Publisher
Published: 01/02/2007
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 8.98h x 5.94w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780465015740
ISBN10: 0465015743
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | General
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
About the Author
Thulani Davis is a poet, novelist, journalist, playwright, and librettist. Among her work are two novels, 1959 and Maker of Saints; several plays, including Everybody's Ruby, which premiered at the NY Shakespeare Public Festival, and the librettos for Amistad and Malcolm X. She is also the author of two collections of poetry and two PBS documentaries, and has published in numerous magazines and journals. She lives in New York City.