The American Mulatto Tragedies: from Slavery to the Harlem Renaissance

For The Harlem Renaissance with Prof. Dexter Jeffries - Fall 2022

“The mixed-race character wedges the line between Black stereotypes and white supremacy. When a Black person physically and socially resembles their white counterparts, the traditional racist logic that affects institutions and people’s free will is disrupted. The Mulatto became a ghost that could pass through arbitrary color and class lines.”

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