Your Blues Ain't Like Mine: Voices from the Other Side of the Color Line
Description:
This dissertation examines intra-racial colorism in works by writers who began their careers during the Harlem Renaissance, but whose writings span almost a century. In these writings, colorism; which can be defined as a bias directed toward an individual that is based on skin tone, is portrayed an intra-racial practice that results from the internalization of racist ideals. The practice relies on a hierarchy that most often privileges those closest to the color line. However, these depictions …
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Date:
December 2019
Creator:
Edwards, Cheri Paris
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UNT Libraries