Secrets Uncovered [Paperback]

Millie L. McGhee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* A new book claims J. Edgar Hoover went through life passing for white!

Two people a universe apart, yet linked by a secret that would change both their lives - and the course of a nation-forever!

Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Imagine being a 10-year old, and told that if you repeat a family secret to anyone, your entire family would be killed as they slept? Now imagine being born and raised a white man, then told as a young adult that you are black, in a society where the color of your skin can make the difference between unbounded sucess and complete obscurity...

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...a very interesting, fascinating, mindboggling and unique story." -- Magnolia Gazette, 6-08-00

"...rips the veil of secrecy off longtime FBI Director Hoover's true ancestry..." -- National Examiner, 6-13-00

"...very compelling story." -- Larry Carroll

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Inland Empire Services (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970182228
• ISBN-13: 978-0970182227
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,980,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank God Someone told this story!, August 22, 2000

By 

L. Ericson (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secrets Uncovered (Paperback)

I have lived for more than forty-five years with my own secret, and Secrets Uncovered put me at peace in revealing and dealing with my own ancestry. My mother is white, and after my father's death as a teenager, I went on to pass for white. I never had children for fear my secret would be found, and have always felt guilty about this. But now I can at last come forward with pride, and let the world know of my own mixed bloodline. Your book also shed new light on a different side of the slave/master relationship, and it was tender to hear of the love between Master Hoover and your Great Grandmother. Thank you for sharing this story, and also thank you for shedding light on the true ancestry of J. Edgar Hoover. Now many things are more clear about his racial hatred and actions, and I hope the world will see his hypocracy. Also your book reminds us that there are many out there like Hoover and I, and hopefully future mixed generations of all races will not feel the shame of their blended bloodlines. I can now honestly say that I do not. Thank you, Ms. McGhee.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A New and INTERESTING Way To Learn History!, January 25, 2001

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[e-mail] (MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secrets Uncovered (Paperback)

This book was very interesting and allowed me to enjoy history... I did not think I would find a book about history that I could actually enjoy... Millie you have proved me wrong and I thank you for that... Got any more stories about your past??? If so e-mail me this young person is interested! You have led an interesting life and you are soo very loved by many... I'm probably one of your biggest fans and I know you will be getting that alot... But whether you believe me or not I know in my heart it is true... I too want to join in the line of erasing the colored line because it pains me to look around and see how many outcast people due to race... my dad is one of them and I totally hate it! I LOVE PEOPLE and I hope that people love me for my heart and soul not for what color I am because God made us all in his Image... We are all children of God... Love and Christ, Just another person in this world tryin to make a difference!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A New and INTERESTING Way To Learn History!, January 25, 2001

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[e-mail] (MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secrets Uncovered (Paperback)

This book was very interesting and allowed me to enjoy history... I did not think I would find a book about history that I could actually enjoy... Millie you have proved me wrong and I thank you for that... Got any more stories about your past??? If so e-mail me this young person is interested! You have led an interesting life and you are soo very loved by many... I'm probably one of your biggest fans and I know you will be getting that alot... But whether you believe me or not I know in my heart it is true... I too want to join in the line of erasing the colored line because it pains me to look around and see how many outcast people due to race... my dad is one of them and I totally hate it! I LOVE PEOPLE and I hope that people love me for my heart and soul not for what color I am because God made us all in his Image... We are all children of God... Love and Christ, Just another person in this world tryin to make a difference!