When black is white and vice versaPosted in Articles, History, Media Archive, Passing, United States on 2015-12-25 04:18Z by Steven |
When black is white and vice versa
The New Tri-State Defender
Memphis, Tennessee
2015-12-23
Brittney Gathen, Special to The New Tri-State Defender
 Dr. Allyson Hobbs signed copies of her book, “A Chosen Exile: AHistory of Racial Passing in American Life,” during an event called “Book Talk” at the National Civil Rights Museum. (Photo: Merritt Gathen) |
Stanford professor and author shines light on racial ‘passing’ at NCRM event.
“Passing” – living as a part of one race despite being born into another – is often full of complexity and consequences, so much so that author and Stanford history professor Dr. Allyson Hobbs calls it a type of “exile.”
Hobbs, author of “A Chosen Exile: AHistory of Racial Passing in American Life,”examined the topic of racial passing during “Book Talk” at the National Civil Rights Museum last week (Dec. 17). During the event, Hobbs discussed topics such as the negative side of passing and her perception of former Spokane, Washington NAACP president Rachel Dolezal, who, despite being born white, lived as (and still identifies as) a black woman…
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