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iv, 86 pages : 23 cm John Reed knows from experience how difficult the life of a biracial person can be. He was born in Germany after World War II to a German-Caucasian mother and an African-American father. The difficulty of finding a place in society was compounded by his mother's rejection of him; he spent the first year of his life in a convent, cared for by nuns. As the physical, mental, and verbal abuse John suffered from his mother were mirrored by a judgmental and racist society around him, he found himself in a crisis of identity and shattered self-esteem. In this searingly honest and thought-provoking memoir, John shows us how racism is still very much alive in our current "politically correct" world, and the ways in which biracial people struggle with knowing whether they are truly accepted, or if the people around them are just playing the game. John's path to personal healing, which included learning about and embracing his heritage, and severing ties with those who abused and failed to accept him, is an inspiration to anyone who has fought the questions of acceptance and identity. No matter what your personal background and heritage, It's Not Always Black And White wi

Author

John Reed Phd

Publisher

Denver, Colorado: Outskirts Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781478716693

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir