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White Bucks and Black-Eyed Peas: Coming of Age Black in White America
by
Marcus Mabry
Born and raised in an all-black enclave in suburban New Jersey, Marcus Mabry suddenly found himself thrust into the white world at age 14 when he won an academic scholarship to one of the nation’s most prestigious prep schools. In examining the price of black success in America, Mabry recalls what it was like being young, black, and talented, searching for his own ide...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
February 5th 2008
by Modern Times
(first published August 1st 1995)
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The racial dynamic between many whites and many Asians is different from that between many blacks and many whites. That said, I found a lot in Marcus Mabry's memoir, White Bucks and Black-Eyed Peas, that resonated with me. I came from a background of strivers that had experienced both comparative wealth and poverty within a single generation. I was a scholarship student at a New York City private school for three years, where I felt accepted but still a bit alien, then went to public schools in ...more
A hard, but necessary, perspective for white folks to become familiar with. Mr. Mabry presents his book as a memoir of sorts; however, much of it is his commentary on specific issues regarding race relations as opposed to his particular experience with it--which is what I expect a memoir to be. I think he could have written two books and it would have been better.
A word of caution: Mabry is not shy in using heavy-duty cuss words in his book.
A word of caution: Mabry is not shy in using heavy-duty cuss words in his book.
The author tells an interesting story (a poor black kid from Trenton enrolls at an elite prep school and goes on to what sounds like a great career at a major magazine), but the narrative jumped around too much for my liking. That made it hard to understand the evolution of his feelings about race and racial identity... but perhaps it's just a reflection of his own confusion and struggle to make peace with how his life unfolds. At any rate, it's an interesting read, and I was glad I stuck it o...more
Liked it, learned from it, powerful.
Dana
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