Damn Near White: An African American Family's Rise from Slavery to Bittersweet Success Volume 1

by Carolyn Marie Wilkins

Carolyn Wilkins grew up defending her racial identity. Because of her light complexion and wavy hair, she spent years struggling to convince others that she was black. Her family's prominence set Carolyn's experiences even further apart from those of the average African American. Her father and uncle were well-known lawyers who had graduated from Harvard Law School. Another uncle had been a child prodigy and prot?g? of Albert Einstein. And her...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826218997
• ISBN13: 9780826218995
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary