Description
The son of a "black" father and a "white" mother, Thomas Chatterton Williams found himself questioning long-held convictions about race upon the birth of his blond-haired, blue-eyed daughter--and came to realize that these categories cannot adequately capture either of them, or anyone else. In telling the story of his family's multigenerational transformation from what is called black to what is assumed to be white, he reckons with the way we choose to see and define ourselves. Self-Portrait in Black and White is a beautifully written, urgent work for our time.
Author: Thomas Chatterton Williams
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 09/15/2020
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780393358544
ISBN10: 0393358542
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing | Nonfiction (Incl. Memoirs)
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | General