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White Like Her
My Family's Story of Race and Racial Passing
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White Like Her
The story one woman's struggle with her identity, race, and finding out who she really is.
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White Like Her: My Family's Story of Race and Racial Passing is the story of Gail Lukasik's mother's passing, Gail's struggle with the shame of her mother's choice, and her subsequent journey of self-discovery and redemption.
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.
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White Like Her by Gail Lukasik is praised for its intimate and courageous exploration of the author's family history, particularly her mother's choice to live as a white woman. The book is noted for its meticulous research and emotional depth, providing significant insights into the complexities of racial passing in the United States. It contributes to the discussion about race and identity by examining the impact of institutionalised racialism through a personal lens.
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ISBN: 9781510724129
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 02 November 2017
Country: United States
Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
Illustration: Color photos
Contributors:
- Foreword by Kenyatta D. Berry
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 508g
Pages: 316
About the Author
Gail Lukasik 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 said, "I'm a mystery author who's never been able to solve my own family mystery." The show solved the mystery and revealed her mother's life-changing secret. PBS was so intrigued by her story that they invited her back to update her story. She is also the author of several mystery novels featuring the character Leigh Girard.
Kenyatta D. Berry is a genealogist, businesswoman, and lawyer with more than fifteen years experience in genealogical research and writing. She is a host of the PBS broadcast Genealogy Roadshow and is the Past President of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and on the Council of the Corporation for the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) in Boston. A frequent lecturer and writer, her area of focus is African American and Slave Ancestral research.
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