Blue as the Lake is the story of Robert B. Stepto and his ancestors' migration from Washington to Missouri, Chicago to Massachusetts. The family lore careens through American history- meeting a black regiment in World War I; the legendary jazz musician, Coleman Hawkins; and Inabel Burns, pioneering feminist and great granddaughter of slaves. In their attachments to place, these stories claim a multiracial and national heritage. They offer a stunning meditation on what it means to be American.
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Steto, Robert B.-Childhood and youth, Afro-Americans-Biography, Afro-Americans- Social life and customs, Idlewild(Mich)-Biography, Chicago-Biography, Baltimore(Md), Hawkins, Coleman, Burns, Inabel, World War I, Black History, Biography
