A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life

Type

Book

Authors

Hobbs ( Allyson Hobbs )

ISBN 10

0674659929

ISBN 13

9780674659926

Tags

History, Historical Study & Educational Resources, African-American Studies, Discrimination & Racism

Description

Countless African Americans have passed as white, leaving behind families and friends, roots and communities. It was, as Allyson Hobbs writes, a chosen exile. This history of passing explores the possibilities, challenges, and losses that racial indeterminacy presented to men and women living in a country obsessed with racial distinctions. - from Amzon

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