Some Americans pretend that a watertight line separates the
"races." But most know that millions of mixed-heritage families
crossed from one "race" to another over the past four centuries. Every
essay in this collection tells such a tale. Each speaks with a
different style and to different interests. But taken together, the
seven articles paint a portrait, unsurpassed in the literature, of
migrations, challenges, and triumphs over "racial" obstacles
Some Americans pretend that a watertight line separates the
"races." But most know that millions of mixed-heritage families
crossed from one "race" to another over the past four centuries. Every
essay in this collection tells such a tale. Each speaks with a
different style and to different interests. But taken together, the
seven articles paint a portrait, unsurpassed in the literature, of
migrations, challenges, and triumphs over "racial" obstacles