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White like Her

By: Gail Lukasik PhD, Kenyatta D. Berry - foreword
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
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In the historical context of the Jim Crow South, Gail explores her mother's decision to pass, how she hid her secret even from her own husband, and the price she paid for choosing whiteness. Haunted by her mother's fear and shame, Gail embarks on a quest to uncover her mother's racial lineage, tracing her family back to 18th-century colonial Louisiana. In coming to terms with her decision to publicly out her mother, Gail changed how she looks at race and heritage.

With a foreword written by Kenyatta Berry, host of PBS's Genealogy Roadshow, this unique and fascinating story of coming to terms with oneself breaks down barriers. A Washington Post Notable Book of 2017's Most Inspiring Stories.

©2018 Gail Lukasik (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Americas Black & African American Cultural & Regional Social Sciences United States Women Africa Social justice Latin American African American Nonfiction
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this is a fascinating family story. very thought provoking and beautifully read. I highly recommend it

enlightening

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if you like family history you will enjoy this, it covers the pitfalls and the triumphs of investigating old records for clues about your family.
Did find some of it hard work to listen to as the narrator was quite stilted at times.

fascinating look at family research.

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Enjoyable,informative but a little confusing with names and places sometimes. Would recommend if you are into History

interesting

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I had never heard of the term passing but had known of people doing that even in my own family. It’s time for people to accept one another for who they are people not colours!

Interesting listen

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This story was really interesting, filled with personal thoughts and discoveries and information about the history. The reader made it sound like it was read by the author herself, and I would love to listen to more audiobooks read ny her. The only thing I did not quite get was why at some point there were also some imaginary letters to evoke what people might have written. Even so I really liked the way this journey into family history was narrated and how she told her feelings along the road. It all felt very honest.

A woman's journey into family history

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