Black White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting SelfThe Civil Rights movement brought author Alice Walker and lawyer Mel Leventhal together, and in 1969 their daughter, Rebecca, was born. Some saw this unusual copper-colored girl as an outrage or an oddity; others viewed her as a symbol of harmony, a triumph of love over hate. But after her parents divorced, leaving her a lonely only child ferrying between two worlds that only seemed to grow further apart, Rebecca was no longer sure what she represented. In this book, Rebecca Leventhal Walker attempts to define herself as a soul instead of a symbol—and offers a new look at the challenge of personal identity, in a story at once strikingly unique and truly universal. |
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... night from underneath allour extra quilts and afghans, thatshe wants tostay herewith usforever, that she loves Uncle Mel,wants tomarry UncleMel. She says, “Your daddy is agood white man!” and smiles, her big teeth all white and perfect ...
... night from underneath allour extra quilts and afghans, thatshe wants tostay herewith usforever, that she loves Uncle Mel,wants tomarry UncleMel. She says, “Your daddy is agood white man!” and smiles, her big teeth all white and perfect ...
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... night after I amsupposed tobein bed, I crawl intoMama and Daddy'sroom, making my way aroundtheir bigbed where theylie talkingand reading the newspaper. Johnny Carsonison the television, and every few minutes Mama laughs, throwing ...
... night after I amsupposed tobein bed, I crawl intoMama and Daddy'sroom, making my way aroundtheir bigbed where theylie talkingand reading the newspaper. Johnny Carsonison the television, and every few minutes Mama laughs, throwing ...
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... onmybed and tucks mein, kissing my forehead and telling me thatI am the best daughter in the whole worldand heloves me, Ilieawake fora few minutes,a grin spread wide acrossmy face. I t is poker night at our house. Daddy and.
... onmybed and tucks mein, kissing my forehead and telling me thatI am the best daughter in the whole worldand heloves me, Ilieawake fora few minutes,a grin spread wide acrossmy face. I t is poker night at our house. Daddy and.
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Autobiography of a Shifting Self Rebecca Walker. I. t is poker night at our house. Daddy and a bunch of other men sit around the dark wood captain's table in the kitchen, laughing and smoking. Each player has a brightly colored package of ...
Autobiography of a Shifting Self Rebecca Walker. I. t is poker night at our house. Daddy and a bunch of other men sit around the dark wood captain's table in the kitchen, laughing and smoking. Each player has a brightly colored package of ...
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Contents
Brooklyn | |
Morphology | |
Atlanta | |
San Francisco | |
Phoenicia | |
How Memory Works | |
Larchmont San Francisco | |
Monroe | |
Bellingham Ubud | |
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