Black in a White World

About the Book

Black in a White World follows the extraordinary lives and times of Donald Louis and Irma Lucille Wheat (1914-2010). Despite constant overt and subtle racism, they became a financially and socially successful business couple and world travelers who contributed to the world around them.

Their fascinating history is told by their daughter, Constance Wheat Batty as recorded from her parents’ tapes, letters and diaries. This is an uplifting story of a remarkable couple and their family.

About the Author

Constance Wheat Batty B.S., M.A., Ed.D. is a retired educator who served as a faculty member and senior administrator in the State University of New York (SUNY). She was selected as the 2014 SUNY at Fredonia outstanding alumna. She resides at Point Brittany in St. Petersburg, Florida, at Oak Bluffs, on Martha’s Vineyard, and sometimes in Washington DC. Dr. Batty has traveled worldwide with both her parents and children. She is a writer of professional literature, a lecturer, a speaker and a participant in many community organizations. She has two daughters, both successful lawyers, and enjoys her grandchildren.