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The Color Of Water

Before I read "The Color of Water," by James McBride, I saw his appearance on 20/20, discussing his quest to discover the background of his mysterious, marvelous mother. McBride said he didn't even know his mother's maiden name, much less about her Orthodox Jewish background, until he prodded it from her because he needed it for school records.

"Shilsky," she told him, impatiently, offering no further details.

McBride, who is now about 42 years old, said he asked no more questions of her, but added when he was "bonding" in Black Pride with his college friends, playing bongo drums and jazz music, he'd think: "Shilsky. Shilsky. Something's funny here...".

Watching him on television, such a fascinating, articulate and yet entertaining man, made me curious about his amazing mother. This curiosity was of course dismissed, but then I was given a copy of his book for your class.

None of Ruth McBride's 12 children knew anything of......

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