false 546170 3 As a child in 1950's segregated Virginia, Gregory Howard Williams grew up believing he was white. But when the family business failed and his parents marriage fell apart, Williams discovered that his dark-skinned father, who had been passing as Italian-American, was half black. The family split up, and Greg, his younger brother, and their father moved to Muncie, Indiana, where the young boys learned the truth about their heritage. Overnight, Greg Williams became black. In this extraordinary and powerful memoir, Williams recounts his remarkable journey along the color line and illuminates the contrasts between the black and white worlds: one of privilege, opportunity, and comfort, the other of deprivation, repression, and struggle. He tells of the hostility and prejudice he encountered all too often, from both blacks and whites, and the surprising moments of encouragement and acceptance he found from each. <I> Life On The Color Line </i> is a uniquely important book. It is a wonderfully inspiring testament of purpose, perserverance and human triumph. 2295012 1995 Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black total:237|5:84|4:93|3:48|2:10|1:2| 237 958 363 38 5 2 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Oct 09 09:24:42 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 09:37:21 -0700 2008
We were assigned to read the book and no one ever pointed it out that the author shared the same name as the president of our school. I think we didn't notice because he truly looks "...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue May 13 21:11:15 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 21:14:54 -0700 2008 Rebecca Walker's Black, White, and Jewish. While Walker is a Generation X child in middle class, coastal America, Greg Williams' childhood is a 1960's, poor, midwestern tale, and highlights the absolute diversity of the multiracial experience...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Nov 19 15:56:25 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 16:07:35 -0800 2008 1
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I was so intrigued by Mr. Williams' struggle and his crazy yet intelligent father, Buster, that I finished it probably in a day. Yes, it is a page turner. But it also sheds light on the racism and discrimination exper...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 15:02:05 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 15:02:52 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 06 22:01:40 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 06 12:18:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 15 09:25:17 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 09:26:01 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 16:50:28 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 16:51:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 18:32:17 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 18:33:15 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 10:01:22 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 18:27:35 -0700 2009 1 0 0 false false Tue May 26 14:08:40 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 06:42:47 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 14:08:40 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 06:10:37 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 10:21:01 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Mon Jul 07 16:49:47 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 16:52:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Mon Aug 11 12:46:26 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 18:43:23 -0700 2008
Thsi book was written about the town I went to college in and I used to substitute teach in the HS he a...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=546170