Not a Genuine Black Man

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Not a Genuine Black Man is written by Brian Copeland and published by MacAdam/Cage Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1596923113 (ISBN 10) and 9781596923119 (ISBN 13).

In the summer of 1972, when Brian Copeland was eight, his family moved from Oakland to San Leandro, California. At the time, San Leandro was 99.99% white and widely considered one of the most racist enclaves in the nation. This reputation was confirmed immediately: Brian got his first look at the inside of a cop car after walking to the park with a baseball bat in hand. Days later, Brian was turned away by several barbers who said “we don’t cut that kind of hair.” And that Christmas, while shopping at a local department store, Brian was accused of stealing and forced to empty his pockets in front of store security. It was a time that Brian spent his adult years trying to forget, until one day an anonymous letter arrived that forced him to reevaluate his childhood: “As an African American, I am disgusted every time I hear your voice because YOU are not a genuine black man!” A poignant and disarming memoir about growing up black in an all-white suburb,Not a Genuine Black Manis also a powerful contemplation on the meaning of race, and a thoughtful examination of how our surroundings make us who we are.