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Judy Scales‑Trent’s collection of autobiographical essays examines the lived experience of being a “white” Black woman in America. Drawing on personal narrative, she explores how racial purity laws, skin color, and social construction shape relationships between men and women, families, and communities. Her work interrogates the boundaries that define “black” and “white,” revealing how color both overlays and complicates race. Scales‑Trent ultimately offers insights into how multicultural identities are negotiated and how education can address racial categories.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Judy Scales-Trent
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