TY - BOOK N2 - Who is Ruth McBridge Jordan? A sel-declared "light-skinned" woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her twelve children. James McBridge, journalist, musician and son, explores his mother's past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage, in a poignant and powerful memoir. AB - Who is Ruth McBridge Jordan? A sel-declared "light-skinned" woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her twelve children. James McBridge, journalist, musician and son, explores his mother's past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage, in a poignant and powerful memoir. T1 - The color of water :a Black man's tribute to his white mother / DA - [2003?], c1996. CY - New York : AU - McBride, James, CN - F130.N4 CN - F130.N4 PB - Riverhead Books, PP - New York : PY - [2003?], c1996. N1 - Includes excerpt from the author's novel Miracle at St. Anna (p. 301-314). ID - 313065 KW - Racially mixed people KW - Mothers KW - Whites KW - Racially mixed people SN - 1573225789 (pbk.) SN - 9781573225786 (pbk.) TI - The color of water :a Black man's tribute to his white mother / ER -