How it Feels to be Colored Me
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (746 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1429096179 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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© Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Excerpt. Divisiveness abounds, until we scrape away the surface and find the subtle and not-so-subtle layers of color in each of our souls and, through that, our common humanity. Inside, however, I feel the primary colors of me: the pale blue of conscious thought, the fiery red of urgency, and the golden yellow of hope." Phil Zuckerman, Publisher . I am a shade of white, white enough not to understand completely what it must feel to be judged as black. "In America, colors seems to define our differences: black and white, blue and gray, red and blue. I have no idea what people see when they look at my color
I was sorely disappointed! Mumbo-jumbo and hodge-podge I was sorely disappointed! Mumbo-jumbo and hodge-podge! I came away after reading this ( it took all of 5 minutes) without one shred of enlightenment as to "How it Feels to be Colored Me" !!! My 10 year old grand daughter could have done better! Waste of money!
In this autobiographical piece about her own color, Hurston reflects on her early childhood in an all-black Florida town and her first experiences in life feeling "different." In this beautiful piece, Hurston largely focuses on the similarities we all share and on her own self-identity in the face of difference. "How It Feels To Be Colored Me" by Florida native Zora Neale Hurston was originally published in The World Tomorrow in May 1928. "Through it all, I remain myself." This short work is part of Applewood’s "American Roots" series, tactile mementos of American passions by some of America’s most famous writers and thinkers.