Damn near white : an African American family's rise from slavery to bittersweet success /

Damn near white : an African American family's rise from slavery to bittersweet success / Carolyn Marie Wilkins.

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"Carolyn Wilkins grew up defending her racial identity. Because of her light complexion and wavy hair, she spent years struggling to convince others she was black. Her family's prominence set Carolyn's experiences even further apart from those of the average African American ... Carol...

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Main Author: Wilkins, Carolyn (Carolyn Marie)
Other title:African American family's rise from slavery to bittersweet success.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Wilkins, Carolyn > (Carolyn Marie) > Family.
Wilkinson family.
Wilkins, J. Ernest, > 1894-1959.
Wilkins, Carolyn > (Carolyn Marie)
African Americans > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African Americans > Race identity.
African American politicians > Biography.
African American families > Biography.
African Americans > Illinois > Chicago > Biography.
Families.
African Americans.
African American politicians.
African American families.
Illinois > Chicago.
Biographies.

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