More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered About the White Mother He Never Knew
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- Synopsis
- An award-winning journalist tells the story of his quest to reconcile with his white mother and the family he&’d never met—and how faith brought them all together. &“A compelling and courageous journey that bears witness to the realities of systemic racism, the complexity of identity within that system, and the possibilities of reconciliation.&”—Robin DiAngelo, New York Times bestselling author of White FragilityJohn Blake grew up in a notorious Black neighborhood in inner-city Baltimore that became the setting for the HBO series The Wire. There he became a self-described &“closeted biracial person,&” hostile toward white people while hiding the truth of his mother&’s race. The son of a Black man and a white woman who met when interracial marriage was still illegal, Blake knew this much about his mother: She vanished from his life not long after his birth, and her family rejected him because of his race.But at the age of seventeen, Blake had a surprise encounter that uncovered a disturbing family secret. This launched him on a quest to reconcile with his white family. His search centered on two questions: &“Where is my mother?&” and &“Where do I belong?&” More Than I Imagined is Blake&’s propulsive true story about how he answered those questions with the help of an interracial church, a loving caregiver&’s sacrifice, and an inexplicable childhood encounter that taught him the importance of forgiveness.Blake covered some of the biggest stories about race in America for twenty-five years before realizing that &“facts don&’t change people, relationships do.&” He owes this discovery to &“radical integration,&” which was the only way forward for him and his family—and is the only way forward for America as a multiracial democracy. More Than I Imagined is a hopeful story for our difficult times.
- Copyright:
- 2023
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 240 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780593443057
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780593443040
- Publisher:
- The Crown Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 05/02/23
- Copyrighted By:
- John Blake
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.