Gail mathabane

By chowardbc Books November 19, During my art history studies in college, I became obsessed with South Africa. The connection between the history of apartheid and that of the civil rights movement in the South my birthplace captivated me. I spent months devouring any books I could find on South African history, artists, authors, and activists.

GAIL MATHABANE is the author of Skwiza, a multicultural memoir, and the co-author of Love in Black and White: The Triumph of Love Over Prejudice and Tabbo.

Learning that he had continued to write after Kaffir Boy , I decided to track down and anything he had written. Love in Black and White is hard to come by, so I ordered my copy directly from them during my quest. Upon opening my copy after receiving it in the mail, Mark and Gail had both jotted well-wishes and signed their names. How sweet are these people?

His wife, Gail, who co-wrote the book, is equally captivating.

GAIL MATHABANE graduated from Brown University and holds a master's degree in jour-nalism from Columbia University and a second master's degree from Duke University.

The two alternate sections, discussing their backgrounds, the history of their relationship, and their perspectives on race relations. However, Love in Black and White is not just a memoir. Mark and Gail both interviewed other mixed race couples in order to try to parse out the frustrating and whether open or subtle prejudiced reactions to their love for one another.

Kernersville is, now in , only about 24, people, and in , when Love in Black and White was written, was closer to 15, Kernersville is the town where I grew up, where I rode my bike, went to public school, had my first kiss, fell in love with my husband. Mark touched my heart with his description of our small bedroom community in between three cities with rich histories:.