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Self-Portrait in Black and White

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Thomas Chatterton Williams

The son of a &#8220;black&#8221; father and a &#8220;white&#8221; mother, Thomas Chatterton Williams found himself questioning long-held convictions about race upon the birth of his blond-haired, blue-eyed daughter&#8212;and came to realize that these categories cannot adequately capture either of them, or anyone else. In telling the story of his family&#8217;s multigenerational transformation from what is called black to what is assumed to be white, he reckons with the way we choose to see and define ourselves. Self-Portrait in Black and White is a beautifully written, urgent work for our time.

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A Time &#8220;Must-Read&#8221; Book of 2019 &#8220;[Williams] is so honest and fresh in his observations, so skillful at blending his own story with larger principles, that it is hard not to admire him.&#8221; &#8212;Andrew Solomon, New York Times Book Review (front page)