Historian Martha S. Jones was looking through a book one day when she found a section mentioning her grandfather. It referred to her grandfather as white. But in reality, her grandfather’s father was a free man of color, and his mother was born enslaved. This wasn’t the first time her family’s racial identity was questioned, so she started writing down her version of her family’s history. It's that history, and her family's relationship to racial identity, that she explores in her new book The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir.

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Martha S. Jones: The Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor, Professor of History and Professor at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University. Her latest book is The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir.

Historian <a href="https://www.marthasjones.com/">Martha S. Jones</a> was looking through a book one day when she found a section mentioning her grandfather. It referred to her grandfather as white. But in reality, her grandfather&rsquo;s father was a free man of color, and his mother was born enslaved. This wasn&rsquo;t the first time her family&rsquo;s racial identity was questioned, so she started writing down her version of her family&rsquo;s history. It's that history, and her family's relationship to racial identity, that she explores in her new book <a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/martha-s-jones/the-trouble-of-color/9781541601000/">The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir</a>.
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<a href="https://www.marthasjones.com/">Martha S. Jones</a>: The Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor, Professor of History and Professor at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University. Her latest book is <a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/martha-s-jones/the-trouble-of-color/9781541601000/">The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir</a>.
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Disrupted is about the changes we all encounter and the forces driving those changes. Some disruptions spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. But the show isn't just about those disruptions; it’s about embracing them, exploring new perspectives, and feeling more connected to ourselves and our communities. Host and political scientist Khalilah Brown-Dean creates a place where changemakers come together to help us see the world differently and challenge us to grow together.
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