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Martha Jones and The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir Book Talk

Date: Sep 18, 2025 at 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Heellife Link:https://heellife.unc.edu/event/11366685 Martha Jones will discuss a new book, The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir (2025) – which recounts Martha's personal journey with race and color through the story of ancestors’ generations. You’ll recognize signs of Martha's historian’s research skills, but you will also discover about inheriting the troubles of the jagged color line – from slavery and sexual violence through passing and colorism.