Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xiii
Chapter 1 My Constant Companion 1
Chapter 2 The Superficial Wound 11
Chapter 3 Arzell and Mary Thompson 19
Chapter 4 Follow the North Star 31
Chapter 5 Age of Discovery 37
Chapter 6 Crossing the Line 45
Chapter 7 Learning My Place 53
Chapter 8 The Professor 63
Chapter 9 Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? 67
Chapter 10 A Slice of Heaven 73
Chapter 11 "The Cousins" 77
Chapter 12 Irish for Good Measure 83
Chapter 13 My Brothers and the Success of My Family 93
Chapter 14 Justice and the Lens of Race 109
Chapter 15 Progress and the Unfinished Work 117
Chapter 16 Out of Character 129
Epilogue 139
Notes 153
About the Author 155
Contact the Author 156
