The Color of Water by James McBride
Essays

Racism and discrimination have been two of the most important topics in history and especially in the history of the United States, given the fact that its culture resembles a human mixture of races, cultural…

Ruth McBride Jordan is the strongest figure in James McBride's memoir, The Color of Water. As a mother of twelve children, Ruth did all she could to ensure that her children grew up to be independent and self-sufficient…

James McBride was born of an interracial marriage between a white, Jewish mother and a Black, Christian father. Some of his negative life experiences included racism, poverty, segregation, and a substandard education.

¶ … Color of Water is an autobiographical account of the lives of the author, James McBride and his white mother Ruth, and explores issues of racial prejudice and religious discrimination.