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

Authors:

Hobbs, Allyson

Categories:

Race identity

Race relations

Racism

Language:

Location:

Slater Center

Dewey:

305.8 HOB

Reading Level:

Pages:

400

Copies:

1

Format:

Hardcover

Publisher:

Harvard University Press

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Illustrator:

Key Words:

racial passing as white in antebellum south, racial identity, isolation, loneliness, loss of kin and community, as well as expanded opportunity and mobility, economic benefits

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