Author

Publication

2004 - Doubleday, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

48,750 words, Guess

Page Count

195 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads95957
  • LibraryThing543818

Classifications

  • DDC305.48/896073
  • LCCE185.86 .G625 2004

Description

A meditation on the role that color plays among African Americans and in mainstream society describes the author's experiences with her parents' differing values, the impact of color on her education and career, and her role as a wife in Africa.

First Sentence

I am ten, standing before the gilt-framed mirror over the mahogany cabinet where the silver and good china are stored.

Subjects

Topics

ColorColorismBiographyRace identitySocial aspectsGolden, Marita.Human skin color

People

Marita Golden

Genres

  • Biography.

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