Mother's enduring impact on McBride from "summary" of The Color of Water by James McBride
Ruth McBride Jordan, a white woman who married a black man and raised twelve biracial children in the 1950s and 1960s, had a profound and lasting impact on her son, James McBride. Despite facing racial discrimination and hardship, Ruth's unwavering love and strength shaped James into the man he became. Growing up in a household where the color of one's skin was not the defining factor, James was taught by his mother that he could be anything he wanted to be. Ruth instilled in him the values of hard work, perseverance, and self-respect, which guided him through the challenges he faced as a biracial child in a society that often judged him based on his appearance. Ruth's refusal to conform to societal expectations and her determination to provide a better life for her children inspired James to p...
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