According to the Census Bureau, in 2050 the number of U.S. residents identifying themselves as being of two or more races is projected to more than triple, increasing to 16.2 million from its current 5.2 million. The concept of multiculturalism has become familiar to more people than ever. But back in the 1980s, being multiracial means being rejected from both cultures and constantly questioning about one’s identity. James McBride portrayed insightfully this problem through “What color is Jesus?”
This essay surrounds the life of the family of a half white-half black man. It is an interesting personal story which is loosely based on the author’s experience. Even though the story contains flashbacks, it still flows smoothly from the present to the past then back to the present. The whole story is the narrator’s journey in search of an answer to the question: “Am I black or white?” …show more content…
Back in the 80s, the concept of mixed marriage was still taboo to most Americans: “The mixed marriage caused them a lot of trouble—they got chased up Eighth Avenue by a group of whites and endured blacks murmuring under their breath, and she was pushed around in the hallway of the Harlem building by a black woman one day” (471). Even now, when people consider an interracial marriage normal, in a day and age when Barack Obama shattered the racial barrier and secured a historic presidential victory, we still witnessed the Ferguson crisis with the death of Michael Brown and the revelation of racism in a predominantly black community with a nearly all-white police force. Apparently, the issue of race still exists due to the absence of a common
This essay surrounds the life of the family of a half white-half black man. It is an interesting personal story which is loosely based on the author’s experience. Even though the story contains flashbacks, it still flows smoothly from the present to the past then back to the present. The whole story is the narrator’s journey in search of an answer to the question: “Am I black or white?” …show more content…
Back in the 80s, the concept of mixed marriage was still taboo to most Americans: “The mixed marriage caused them a lot of trouble—they got chased up Eighth Avenue by a group of whites and endured blacks murmuring under their breath, and she was pushed around in the hallway of the Harlem building by a black woman one day” (471). Even now, when people consider an interracial marriage normal, in a day and age when Barack Obama shattered the racial barrier and secured a historic presidential victory, we still witnessed the Ferguson crisis with the death of Michael Brown and the revelation of racism in a predominantly black community with a nearly all-white police force. Apparently, the issue of race still exists due to the absence of a common