Twilight People: One Man's Journey to Find His Roots Hardcover - 2006

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"In this wrenching yet redemptive family history, David Houze plunges into the tangle of race, class, and color on two continents. His quest solves a mystery at the center of his own heritage, and for the rest of us provides a memorable rumination on identity itself."--Samuel Freedman, author of Upon This Rock: The Miracles of a Black Church

"David Houze is a persistent and brave explorer. Twilight People investigates the darkest heart of racism in America and South Africa, and is as painful as it is deeply revealing about the complexities of racial identity on two continents."--Neil Henry, author of Pearl's Secret: A Black Man's Search for His White Family

"In this up-close-and-personal account of the parallel struggles for racial justice in Mississippi and South Africa, David Houze weaves a fascinating tale that has nowhere been told. The book is remarkable for its capacity to chronicle the larger history of three critical decades of the 20th century resistance and mobilization, while skillfully deploying the author's own personal story to illuminate the human texture of apartheid in two nations."--Troy Duster, author of Backdoor to Eugenics

Media reviews

Citations

• Black Issues Book Review, 11/01/2006, Page 29
• Booklist, 02/01/2007, Page 22
• Essence, 05/01/2006, Page 86
• Library Journal, 06/01/2006, Page 130
• Univ PR Books for Public Libry, 01/01/2007, Page 1