{"product_id":"life-on-the-color-line-gregory-howard-williams-9780452275331","title":"Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Heartbreaking and uplifting... a searing book about race and prejudice in America... brims with insights that only someone who has lived on both sides of the racial divide could gain.\"--\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A triumph of storytelling as well as a triumph of spirit.\"--Alex Kotlowitz, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThere Are No Children Here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As a child in 1950s segregated Virginia, Gregory Howard Williams grew up believing he was white. But when the family business failed and his parents' marriage fell apart, Williams discovered that his dark-skinned father, who had been passing as Italian-American, was half black. The family split up, and Greg, his younger brother, and their father moved to Muncie, Indiana, where the young boys learned the truth about their heritage. Overnight, Greg Williams became black. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this extraordinary and powerful memoir, Williams recounts his remarkable journey along the color line and illuminates the contrasts between the black and white worlds: one of privilege, opportunity and comfort, the other of deprivation, repression, and struggle. He tells of the hostility and prejudice he encountered all too often, from both blacks and whites, and the surprising moments of encouragement and acceptance he found from each. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eLife on the Color Line \u003c\/i\u003eis a uniquely important book. It is a wonderfully inspiring testament of purpose, perseverance, and human triumph. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gregory Howard Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0452275334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452275331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95h x 5.27w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e15826 \/ Life on the Color Line\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/03\/1996 pg. 28","brand":"Gregory Howard Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046321090815,"sku":"9780452275331","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d42a2788-2140-4995-af2a-65f8b6eb913f.jpg?v=1684983897","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-on-the-color-line-gregory-howard-williams-9780452275331","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}