[PAR] [TLE] Joshua Dolezal [SEP] Joshua Andrew Dolezal (also spelled Doležal ; born September 1975) is an American academic and writer.  He is a full Professor of English studies at Central College (Iowa), focusing on American literature, creative nonfiction, medical humanities and sustainability issues.  He is also the author of a memoir, "Down from the Mountaintop: From Belief to Belonging", which details his upbringing in "a strict, cult-like Christian family" and which received widespread attention in connection with the 2015 controversy surrounding his sister, Rachel Dolezal.  The book was described by Kim Barnes as an "intimate and lyrical story of fallen faith, found love, and the way we must sometimes circle back to find what we have lost."  Dolezal is also the author of a number of essays, poems and academic papers. [PAR] [TLE] Rachel Dolezal [SEP] In June 2015, Dolezal came to media attention when her European American parents stated publicly that Dolezal was a white woman passing as black.  Their statement followed Dolezal's reports to police and local news media that she had been the victim of nine hate crimes; however a subsequent police investigation did not support Dolezal's allegations.  Dolezal's critics contend that she has committed cultural appropriation and fraud; Dolezal and her defenders contend her racial identity is genuine while not based on biology or ancestry.  In a November 2015 television interview, Dolezal publicly stated for the first time since the controversy began that she was born white but still identified as black.
[PAR] [TLE] Joshua Dolezal [ SEP ] Joshua Andrew Dolezal ( also spelled Doležal ; born September 1975 ) is an American academic and writer . He is a full Professor of English studies at Central College ( Iowa ) , focusing on American literature , creative nonfiction , medical humanities and sustainability issues . He is also the author of a memoir , " Down from the Mountaintop : From Belief to Belonging " , which details his upbringing in " a strict , cult - like Christian family " and which received widespread attention in connection with the 2015 controversy surrounding his sister , Rachel Dolezal . The book was described by Kim Barnes as an " intimate and lyrical story of fallen faith , found love , and the way we must sometimes circle back to find what we have lost . " Dolezal is also the author of a number of essays , poems and academic papers . [PAR] [TLE] Rachel Dolezal [ SEP ] In June 2015 , Dolezal came to media attention when her European American parents stated publicly that Dolezal was a white woman passing as black . Their statement followed Dolezal 's reports to police and local news media that she had been the victim of nine hate crimes ; however a subsequent police investigation did not support Dolezal 's allegations . Dolezal 's critics contend that she has committed cultural appropriation and fraud ; Dolezal and her defenders contend her racial identity is genuine while not based on biology or ancestry . In a November 2015 television interview , Dolezal publicly stated for the first time since the controversy began that she was born white but still identified as black .
Who stated that she was born white but still identified as black and whose story was detailed in  "Down from the Mountaintop: From Belief to Belonging" written by Joshua Dolezal?
Who stated that she was born white but still identified as black and whose story was detailed in " Down from the Mountaintop : From Belief to Belonging " written by Joshua Dolezal ?
Rachel Dolezal
Rachel Dolezal