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A Chosen Exile

A History of Racial Passing in American Life

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Countless African Americans have passed as white, leaving behind families and friends, roots and communities. It was, as Allyson Hobbs writes, a chosen exile. This history of passing explores the possibilities, challenges, and losses that racial indeterminacy presented to men and women living in a country obsessed with racial distinctions.

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A Chosen Exile, Allyson Hobbs

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2016
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Title
A Chosen Exile
Subtitle
A History of Racial Passing in American Life
Language
English
Publisher
Harvard
Released
2016
Format
Paperback
Pages
400
ISBN10
0674659929
ISBN13
9780674659926
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Countless African Americans have passed as white, leaving behind families and friends, roots and communities. It was, as Allyson Hobbs writes, a chosen exile. This history of passing explores the possibilities, challenges, and losses that racial indeterminacy presented to men and women living in a country obsessed with racial distinctions.