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02892aam a2200409Ia 4500 001 DFDDC504EEF311DF8267DFAD6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20101113010132 008 100501s2010 mouac b 001 0deng d 020 $a 0826218997 020 $a 9780826218995 035 $a (OCoLC)610853360 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $c BTCTA $d SILO $d ZGX $d IMF $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Wilkins, Carolyn, $c vocalist. 245 1 $a Damn near white : $b an African American family's rise from slavery to bittersweet success / $c Carolyn Marie Wilkins. 246 10 $a African American family's rise from slavery to bittersweet success. 260 $a Columbia : $b University of Missouri Press, $c c2010. 300 $a x, 186 p. : $b ill., ports. ; $c 25 cm. 505 0 $a The black bourgeois blues -- The research begins, 1995 -- The early career of J. Ernest Wilkins -- Chicago -- I discover a new ancestor -- Memphis, Tennessee, 1874-1878 -- The renegade Baptist, 1885-1887 -- The people's temple, 1887-1888 -- The bigamist, 1889-1915 -- St. Louis -- Farmington, Missouri -- Blackness -- J. Ernest Wilkins in Washington, 1853-1955 -- In Washington, 1955-1957 -- The Civil Rights Commission, 1957-1958. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-177) and index. 520 $a "Carolyn Wilkins grew up defending her racial identity. Because of her light complexion and wavy hair, she spent years struggling to convince others she was black. Her family's prominence set Carolyn's experiences even further apart from those of the average African American...Carolyn's parents insisted she follow the color-conscious rituals of Chicago's elite black bourgeoisie--experiences Carolyn recalls as some of the most miserable of her entire life. Only the company of her mischievous Aunt Marjory...does Carolyn feel a true connection to her family's African American heritage. When Aunt Marjory passes away, Carolyn inherits ten bulging scrapbooks filled with family history and memories. What she finds...inspires her to discover the truth about her ancestors--a quest that will eventually involve years of research, thousands of miles of travel, and much soul-searching..."--Dust jacket flap. 600 10 $a Wilkins, Carolyn, $c vocalist $x Family. 600 30 $a Wilkinson family. 650 0 $a African Americans $v Biography. 650 0 $a African Americans $x Civil rights. 650 0 $a African Americans $x Race identity. 650 0 $a African American families $v Biography. 650 0 $a African Americans $z Chicago $z Chicago $v Biography. 941 $a 6 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314032328.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006054711.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825073336.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20150520012002.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20111119012053.0 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20110512011249.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DFDDC504EEF311DF8267DFAD6AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search