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The Arithmetic of Color
The Arithmetic of Color is the biography of Tom Johnson, a man of mixed race who lived from 1871 to 1929. Based on a true story meticulously researched, it is written as a novel because of its dramatic character. A tri-racial man of spirit and talent, Johnson knew poverty, middle class success and the near promise of extreme wealth; he also knew redemption, returning to the woman he loved after a lengthy prison sentence.
The Arithmetic of Color captures the complexity of race, class and love in America at the turn of the twentieth century., and speaks to our own time as a reminder of our shared humanity.
The Arithmetic of Color captures the complexity of race, class and love in America at the turn of the twentieth century., and speaks to our own time as a reminder of our shared humanity.
266 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2023
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August 3, 2024
Wow. Bernadette Rule is a great author. Both her books ( also Dark Fire) make me uneasy about human nature and the place I have called home for 30 years-Mayfield KY. The book is fiction but based on real people and real stories. I feel truth just dripping out of the pages and also living around me.
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