β Scribed by Mathabane, Mark; Mathabane, Gail
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Now available as an ebook! The modern classic about interracial love made popular by thousands of interracial couples.
Mark Mathabane, author of the bestsellers Kaffir Boy and Kaffir Boy in America, grew up fearing and hating whites in a South African ghetto. Gail spent the first ten years of her life in lily-white communities in Ohio, and feared the people her Texas girlfriends casually called "niggers."
The two never dreamed of marrying outside their races. As many Americans gave up on the racial ideal of an integrated society, and two segregated, opposed, and hostile camps emergedβone black, one whiteβMark and Gail fell in love.
Love in Black and White is the dramatic, revealing and riveting story of how they overcame their own prejudices, society's disapproval, family opposition and personal self-doubts to be together. Woven into their intimate account of falling in love, getting married and raising children in the fishbowl of an interracial relationship are the beautiful, complex and heartrending stories of other interracial couples in America and South Africa.
"A personal and candid account of what it means to break an intransigent tabooβand a heartwarming affirmation of love and commitment."
β Kirkus Reviews
"A courageous, painfully honest, captivating love story."
β Miami Herald
"Remarkable...A thoughtful exploration of the complexities of interracial relationships and a great love story."
β Lynn Neary, National Public Radio's "All Things Considered"
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