Black, White, and Jewish
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| Author | Rebecca Walker |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Riverhead Books |
Publication date | 2001 |
| ISBN | 9781573229074 |
| OCLC | 48859956 |
Black, White, and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self is a 2002 autobiography by the American feminist writer Rebecca Walker.
About[edit]
Born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1969, Rebecca Walker is the daughter of the African American womanist writer Alice Walker and the Jewish-American civil rights lawyer Melvyn R. Leventhal. Her Jewish father is white, and her Black mother was raised Christian. In the book, Walker explores her early years living in Mississippi as the child of parents who were active in the later years of the Civil Rights Movement. Walker also touches on living with two parents with very active careers, which she believes led to their separation. She discusses encountering racism and the difficulties of being mixed-race in a society with rigid cultural barriers. Walker also discusses embracing her sexuality and identity as a bisexual Black Jewish woman.[1][2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Walker, Rebecca (2001). "Nonfiction Book Review: Black, White, and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self". Publishers Weekly. Riverhead Books. ISBN 978-1-57322-169-6. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "Black, White, and Jewish". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
External links[edit]
- Black, White, and Jewish on Rebecca Walker's website
- Author and Producer Rebecca Walker Hosted by Muhlenberg, Muhlenberg College
- 2001 non-fiction books
- African-American feminism
- African American–Jewish relations
- American autobiographies
- Bisexual non-fiction books
- Black feminist books
- Jewish feminism in the United States
- Jewish literature
- Jews and Judaism in the United States
- LGBT African-American culture
- LGBT feminism
- Literature by African-American women
- Multiracial affairs in the United States
- Non-fiction books about racism
- Works about LGBT and Judaism
- Works about White Americans
- LGBT autobiographies
- 2000s LGBT literature
- African-American Judaism
- 2001 LGBT-related literary works