I Am Not a Black Man: Embracing True Identity

Who has the authority to tell you who you are?

Elmo Winters knows the title I Am Not a Black Man may stop you. He invites you to hear his story before deciding what it means.

Growing up in the segregated South, Elmo experienced the consequences of being judged by race. He does not deny his ancestry, the color of his skin, or the injustice he has witnessed. He asks what happens when a label, even one that describes part of a person’s life, is given the power to define the whole person.

Drawing on lived experience, Scripture, and decades of work bringing people together, Elmo examines the expectations attached to racial labels. He also considers how pain, history, politics, and group loyalty can begin to tell us who we must be. Through it all runs a question grounded in his Christian faith: Who does God say I am?

I Am Not a Black Man: Embracing True Identity invites readers to tell the truth about the past while considering a freer way forward. It is a book for anyone willing to listen carefully, examine familiar assumptions, and see the person before the label.

Read it on your own, with a friend, or with a group ready for an honest conversation about identity, dignity, faith, and reconciliation.

Paperback details

• Author: Elmo Winters
• Format: Paperback, 6 × 9 inches
• Length: 198 pages
• ISBN: 979-8-952576-05-6
• Publisher: KINGDOM Group Publishing