White Boy is one man's unvarnished story of love, loss, race, Memphis,and a dark past. Everything is laid bare when Memphis author,journalist, and university professor Tom Graves takes a vivid anddeeply introspective account of his life. Certainly no one can accuse Graves of looking back throughrose-colored glasses as chapter after riveting chapter he confrontshis family's racist past, shares his eye-witness memories of theintegration of Memphis public schools, details his dating escapadeswith women from another race, and brings you to tears with hispowerful account of the roller-coaster relationship with a SierraLeone native whom he met on Match.com and brought to the U.S. tobecome his bride. This courageous and unforgettable memoir is sure to stir-and perhapseven prompt you to reconsider-your own feelings about love and race.

White Boy is one man's unvarnished story of love, loss, race, Memphis,and a dark past. Everything is laid bare when Memphis author,journalist, and university professor Tom Graves takes a vivid anddeeply introspective account of his life. Certainly no one can accuse Graves of looking back throughrose-colored glasses as chapter after riveting chapter he confrontshis family's racist past, shares his eye-witness memories of theintegration of Memphis public schools, details his dating escapadeswith women from another race, and brings you to tears with hispowerful account of the roller-coaster relationship with a SierraLeone native whom he met on Match.com and brought to the U.S. tobecome his bride. This courageous and unforgettable memoir is sure to stir-and perhapseven prompt you to reconsider-your own feelings about love and race.