Martha S. Jones talks about her new book, The Trouble of Color

The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir is being hailed as a lyrical, deeply felt meditation on the most fundamental matters of identity, belonging, and family. Author Martha S. Jones — our special guest at The NewSouth Bookstore on Sunday, March 2 at 3pm — is a prizewinning scholar of Black history, who gives us a powerful chronicle of American lives made by the color line. Her new book is a remarkable family history over five generations — intimate and searching. Imani Perry says of Jones, “the author writes with the intellect and vigor of a superb historian.” Come meet Martha Jones and listen firsthand to a story that provides surprising insights into our collective past.