paper bag principle
Subtitle: class, colorism, and rumor and the case of Black Washington, D.C.
By: Audrey Elisa Kerr.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
Subjects: African Americans -- Color -- Social aspects -- Washington (D.C.); African Americans -- Race identity -- Washington (D.C.); African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) -- Social conditions; Race discrimination -- Washington (D.C.); Washington (D.C.) -- Race relations; Washington (D.C.) -- Social conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-142) and index.
Table of contents: title: Traditions and complexion lore; title: A national perspective on complexion lore; title: Washington society; title: Social organization in Washington; title: School lore : belief and practice in the education of Black Washington; title: Complexion and worship; title: One drop of black blood, a conclusion.