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A Tribute to a Mother: 'The Color of Water' Vertamae Grosvenor talks with writer James McBride about his book The Color of Water, a memoir about his white, Jewish mother and their family.
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A Tribute to a Mother: 'The Color of Water'

A Tribute to a Mother: 'The Color of Water'

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A Tribute to a Mother: 'The Color of Water'

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Vertamae Grosvenor talks with writer James McBride about his book The Color of Water, a memoir about his white, Jewish mother and their family.