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The Invisible Line: Three American Families and the Secret Journey from Black to White

Daniel J. Sharfstein

A scathing social critique traces the histories of three families from different eras of American history to reveal the nation's racial complexities, describing the black ancestry of elite white families whose progenitors sacrificed promising futures to become integrated.

Race & EthnicityRace & Ethnicity · medium confidenceRace & Ethnicity81 signalsLlm Classifier: Race & Ethnicity -> Race & EthnicityGoogle Books: History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryBlack History & CultureTravel, Exploration & PlaceRegional & Local History

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize2012WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The histories of three American families show racial complexities in the nation, including black ancestry within elite white families and sacrifices made to achieve integration.

    Model confidence 62%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 55%.