What types of things did James Mcbride inherit from his mother, Ruth Mcbride?

James
inherits  his intellect, his committment to education as a form of self-empowerment, and his
revolutionary philosophy of race through a spiritualized lense. When McBride honors his mother's
achievement by lifting up the educational successes of her children he reinforces the power of
education. But the most astonishing thing about the book is the way he and his mother bring a
new racial identificationand theory to bear, Ruth in her life and James in his...