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The Sweeter the Juice: A Family Memoir in Black and White
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About The Sweeter The Juice: A Family Memoir In Black And
Product Description The Sweeter the Juice is a provocative memoir that goes to the heart of our American identity. Shirlee Taylor Haizlip, in an effort to reconcile the dissonance between her black persona and her undeniably multiracial heritage, started on a journey of discovery that took her over thousands of miles and hundreds of years. While searching for her mother's family, Haizlip confronted the deeply intertwined but often suppressed tensions between race and skin color. We are drawn in by the story of an African-American family. Some members chose to "cross over" and "pass" for white while others enjoyed a successful black life. Their stories weave a tale of tangled ancestry, mixed blood, and identity issues from the 17th century to the present. The Sweeter the Juice is a memoir, a social history, a biography, and an autobiography. Haizlip gives to us the quintessential American story, unveiling truths about race, about our society, and about the ways in which we all perceive and judge one another. Review Veronica Chambers Los Angeles Times Book Review "May this stirring American voice tell us many more stories." From the Publisher The Sweeter the Juice is a provocative memoir that goes to the heart of our American identity. Shirlee Taylor Haizlip, in an effort to reconcile the dissonance between her black persona and her undeniably multiracial heritage, started on a journey of discovery that took her over thousands of miles and hundreds of years. While searching for her mother's family, Haizlip confronted the deeply intertwined but often suppressed tensions between race and skin color. We are drawn in by the story of an African-American family. Some members chose to "cross over" and "pass" for white while others enjoyed a successful black life. Their stories weave a tale of tangled ancestry, mixed blood, and identity issues from the 17th century to the present. The Sweeter the Juice is a memoir, a social history, a biography, and an autobiography. Haizlip gives to us the quintessential American story, unveiling truths about race, about our society, and about the ways in which we all perceive and judge one another. About the Author Shirlee Taylor Haizlip: A Note to Her Readers; "This book started out as a gift in the form of a personal memoir for my mother's eightieth birthday. Once engaged in the research to help reclaim her missing family, there was so much drama, I knew I had a book. Finding my mother's family with scant clues after seventy-six years was a major triumph. I have changed my mind about the meaning of race since completing this book. The concept of race is no longer a viable entity for me; in fact, I believe the word is both political and anachronistic. "My family has grown by leaps and bounds all over the country. Folks who call themselves white and those who call themselves black claim to be related to me. I welcome them all. "My mother, Margaret Morris Taylor, has been transformed by the events in the book. She and her sister have developed a sweet relationship. She has nieces and nephews who are thrilled to have a new matriarch on their family tree; but more importantly, she can now place herself among its many branches." Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter One It is his life and no mere abstraction in someone's head. He must live it and try consciously to grasp its complexity until he can change it; must live it as he changes it. Ralph Ellison Shadow and Act On a January day so achingly cold the streets of Manhattan were almost empty, Julian Taylor, a man the color of fresh-baked ginger cake, married Margaret Morris, a woman the color of eggnog. Emerging from the judge's chambers at City Hall, the bride nearly slipped on a sidewalk covered with black ice. Crystalline slivers were beginning to fall. As they made their way carefully to the car, the groom checked his inside coat pocket several times to make certain t
