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An “intimate and searching” (Natasha Trethewey,New York Times–bestselling author of Memorial Drive) memoir of family, color, and being Black, white, and other in America, from “one of our country’s greatest historians” (Clint Smith, #1New York Times–bestselling author ofHow the Word is Passed)

Martha S. Jones grew up feeling her Black identity was obvious to all who saw her. But weeks into college, a Black Studies classmate challenged Jones’s right to speak. Suspicious of the color of her skin and the texture of her hair, he confronted her with a question that inspired a lifetime of introspection: “Who do you think you are?”

Now a prizewinning scholar of Black history, Jones delves into her family’s past for answers. In every generation since her great-great-great-grandmother survived enslavement to raise a free family, color determined her ancestors’ lives. But the color line was shifting and jagged, not fixed and straight. Some backed away from it, others skipped along it, and others still were cut deep by its sharp teeth.

Journeying across centuries, from rural Kentucky and small-town North Carolina to New York City and its suburbs,The Trouble of Coloris a lyrical, deeply felt meditation on the most fundamental matters of identity, belonging, and family.Martha S. Jonesis the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor, professor of history, and a professor at the SNF Agora Institute at the Johns Hopkins University. A prizewinning author and editor of four books, most recentlyVanguard, she is past copresident of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians and has contributed to theNew York Times,Atlantic, and many other publications. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.“Relying on years of extensive research, family records and interviews, Jones constructs a moving narrative, bringing her ancestors to life…The Trouble of Color is a genealogy with staying power that will change the way readers understand race.” Bookpage (starred review)“A deftly woven multigenerational tapestry that celebrates the complexity of African American history and identity.”Kirkus“Martha S. Jones is one of our country’s greatest historians. Her work has provided us with the tools, the language, and the insight to better understand our collective past. Now, in her bookThe Trouble of Color, she has turned her historian’s eye towards her own family, and in the process has allowed us to be part of a remarkable journey of discovery. Elegantly written and painstakingly researched,The Trouble of Colorhas inspired me to look deeper into my own family history. I am so grateful to have this book as a model. I am so grateful that Martha Jones has shared her family’s story with all of us.”Clint Smith, #1 New York Timesbestselling author of How the Word is Passed“Blending meticulous archival research—the gifted historian’s keen-eyed ability to find the luminous details that animate the overlooked and nearly-erased past—with the truth-seeker’s willingness to ask difficult questions of the self, Martha S. Jones has crafted a capacious account of a remarkable family’s history over five generations. Intimate and searching,The Trouble of Color examines what it means to be truly seen, brilliantly excavating the personal in service of a deeper understanding of public history, of American lives shaped—across time and space—by the color line.”Natasha Trethewey, New York Timesbestselling author of Memorial Drive“The Trouble of Colormost definitely troubles some supposedly still waters. Martha S. Jones deftly wraps an engaging, suspenseful story a
Jones, Martha S.
ISBN: 9781541601000

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The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir

An “intimate and searching” (Natasha Trethewey,New York Times–bestselling author of Memorial Drive) memoir of family, color, and being Black, white, and other in America, from “one of our country’s greatest historians” (Clint Smith, #1New York Times–bestselling author ofHow the Word is Passed)

Martha S. Jones grew up feeling her Black identity was obvious to all who saw her. But weeks into college, a Black Studies classmate challenged Jones’s right to speak. Suspicious of the color of her skin and the texture of her hair, he confronted her with a question that inspired a lifetime of introspection: “Who do you think you are?”

Now a prizewinning scholar of Black history, Jones delves into her family’s past for answers. In every generation since her great-great-great-grandmother survived enslavement to raise a free family, color determined her ancestors’ lives. But the color line was shifting and jagged, not fixed and straight. Some backed away from it, others skipped along it, and others still were cut deep by its sharp teeth.

Journeying across centuries, from rural Kentucky and small-town North Carolina to New York City and its suburbs,The Trouble of Coloris a lyrical, deeply felt meditation on the most fundamental matters of identity, belonging, and family.Martha S. Jonesis the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor, professor of history, and a professor at the SNF Agora Institute at the Johns Hopkins University. A prizewinning author and editor of four books, most recentlyVanguard, she is past copresident of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians and has contributed to theNew York Times,Atlantic, and many other publications. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.“Relying on years of extensive research, family records and interviews, Jones constructs a moving narrative, bringing her ancestors to life…The Trouble of Color is a genealogy with staying power that will change the way readers understand race.” Bookpage (starred review)“A deftly woven multigenerational tapestry that celebrates the complexity of African American history and identity.”Kirkus“Martha S. Jones is one of our country’s greatest historians. Her work has provided us with the tools, the language, and the insight to better understand our collective past. Now, in her bookThe Trouble of Color, she has turned her historian’s eye towards her own family, and in the process has allowed us to be part of a remarkable journey of discovery. Elegantly written and painstakingly researched,The Trouble of Colorhas inspired me to look deeper into my own family history. I am so grateful to have this book as a model. I am so grateful that Martha Jones has shared her family’s story with all of us.”Clint Smith, #1 New York Timesbestselling author of How the Word is Passed“Blending meticulous archival research—the gifted historian’s keen-eyed ability to find the luminous details that animate the overlooked and nearly-erased past—with the truth-seeker’s willingness to ask difficult questions of the self, Martha S. Jones has crafted a capacious account of a remarkable family’s history over five generations. Intimate and searching,The Trouble of Color examines what it means to be truly seen, brilliantly excavating the personal in service of a deeper understanding of public history, of American lives shaped—across time and space—by the color line.”Natasha Trethewey, New York Timesbestselling author of Memorial Drive“The Trouble of Colormost definitely troubles some supposedly still waters. Martha S. Jones deftly wraps an engaging, suspenseful story a
Jones, Martha S.
ISBN: 9781541601000

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