As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
Forbidden Love: The Secret History of Mixed-Race America
214 pp.
| Holt |
June, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-8050-4953-3$$21.95
(2)
YA
Informative on many levels, Nash's text gives a detailed overview of the history of racism and segregation in America, beginning with the fact that racial definitions "lack any objective foundation." Illustrations and photographs enhance the impact of the text and give readers a well-rounded understanding of how complex the issues of race are in our culture and how slowly change takes place. Ind.
Reviewer: Meaghan Miller
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 1999