White like Her, Gail Lukasik
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White like Her
My Family’s Story of Race and Racial Passing

Author: Gail Lukasik, Kenyatta D. Berry

Narrator: Bernadette Dunne

Unabridged: 9 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/27/2018


Synopsis

In the historical context of the Jim Crow South, Gail explores her mother’s decision to pass, how she hid her secret even from her own husband, and the price she paid for choosing whiteness. Haunted by her mother’s fear and shame, Gail embarks on a quest to uncover her mother’s racial lineage, tracing her family back to eighteenth-century colonial Louisiana. In coming to terms with her decision to publicly out her mother, Gail changed how she looks at race and heritage.With a foreword written by Kenyatta Berry, host of PBS’s Genealogy Roadshow, this unique and fascinating story of coming to terms with oneself breaks down barriers.

Author Bio

Gail Lukasik, PhD, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a ballerina with the Cleveland Civic Ballet Company. She has worked as a choreographer, freelance writer, editor, and college lecturer. Recently, Gail appeared on PBS Genealogy Roadshow (St. Louis Central Public Library). She is also the author of several mystery novels featuring the character Leigh Girard.

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