Interracial Intimacies
Sex, Marriage, Identity, and Adoption

A book with a bibliography that goes on for thirty pages may seem daunting, but this one is indeed rewarding. It has another well-executed opening: the story of Jacqueline Henley. This orphan, under the age of two, was given by her aunt to the authorities in 1952 because "the child possibly was a ni......more

This book was amazing and attempts to tack the complex history of race in our country. The most fascinating of all is the constant reminder that pigmentation and our different shades as a human family has and still does cause just an uproar and keeps us stagnant in our progression and thinking. The b......more

There are plenty of informative academic studies detailing how the United States has through legal and police means, historically controlled black and white integration. Most of these books study slavery, Jim Crow laws and more contemporary political means such as bank redlining. Interracial intimac......more

Being in an interracial relationship myself, and having three mixed race children, I found much of this touching. I'm especially relieved that the world in general, and our country in particular, is much more accepting of interracial relationships. The only thing I found troubling about this book wa......more

This was the first book I read by Randall Kennedy and have since read three more of his books. This book was incredibly well researched and written. I read every footnote. Just an incredible historical accounting.......more