Between the 18th and mid-20th centuries, countless fair-skinned African Americans abandoned families, friends and communities to forge new lives as white people. In her new book, “A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life, Stanford University historian Allyson Hobbs explores the ways in which passing was a strategy for survival and an avenue to loss. Listen to our chat on Public Radio International (PRI). ow.ly/DDXhT
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 22:45:13 +0000