Too White to Be Black and Too Black to Be White: Living With Albinism

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Summary: A Real Eye Opener
Review: A compelling read!!! With our national debate on race dominated by "black and white" issues, this book is a real eye opener. It provides an entirely new take on prejudice and discrimination in America today.
Imagine being forced to exist in a never-never world where you have no race to call your own, a world in which you are not only subjected to white discrimination, but those in your own community--including your own father--cannot accept you because you are not black enough. I have never read a stronger indictment of the insanity of racism. Mr. Edwards writes passionately, with raw honesty, generously offering his own trauma and recovery to give others hope A must read for anyone who says they care about social justice.

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Summary: An incredible expression of life
Review: This book expresses the true emotion, true challenges, and compelling life experiences of Lee G. Edwards. It gives a very real and powerful illustration of what it's like to go through life constantly faced with social and personal challenges. This book raises the awareness of albinism and has something everyone can identify with. Lee makes himself very transparent and beause of this raw vulnerability, anyone reading this book will be touched and take a peice of Lee's experiences with them.

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Summary: A very educational account...A "must read!"
Review: This book meant a lot to me as an African with albinism because its an uncensored outpour of real emotions and real feelings unglilded by common dillusions that most persons living with albinism have learned to live without. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the sociological study of race and race relations as well as a better understanding of the lives of Africans with albinism. It leaves the reader to challenge the racial "norms" of society because its neither an account of pessimism nor optimism but a tale of what was, and is on-going in society.