Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir

Title: Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir Author: Carroll, Rebecca ISBN: 9781982116255 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Published: 2021 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Audiobook discs and case in excellent condition with little sign of use. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. G 1640763 Publisher Description: An Esquire Best Book of 2021 A stirring and powerful memoir from black cultural critic Rebecca Carroll recounting her painful struggle to overcome a completely white childhood in order to forge her identity as a black woman in America. Rebecca Carroll grew up the only black person in her rural New Hampshire town. Adopted at birth by artistic parents who believed in peace, love, and zero population growth, her early childhood was loving and idyllic--and yet she couldn't articulate the deep sense of isolation she increasingly felt as she grew older