Questioning looks, dirty looks, and sarcastic chatter were all too accustomed to Ruth McBride as she walked down the street with his group of children. James McBribe, one of twelve children from his two runaways, was often ashamed and afraid. They had to extend the worst racial nicknames. Her mother, who was white, said unsupervised, "Every time she left the house with us, she went into a somewhat mental zone where her attention span went no further than that of the five children." who were following her,” McBride later wrote. “My mother had absolutely no interest in a world that seemed incredulously agitated by our presence. The remarks and looks we heard while traveling the world went over our heads. Her indomitable spirit and memories of her son became the basis for “The Color of Water.” In the work there is a great presence of God and the courage that he sends unconditionally, especially to Ruth. Although Ruth's influence often extended beyond her circadian problems, she more regularly relied on God for vigor. Ruth was a young Jewish girl from Europe who came ...