The Paper Bag Principle: Class, Colorism, and Rumor in the Case of Black Washington, D.C. considers the function of oral history in shaping community dynamics among African American residents of the nation's capitol. The only attempt to document rumor and legends relating to complexion in black communities, The Paper Bag Principle looks at the divide that has existed between the black elite and the black "folk." While a few studies have dealt with complexion consciousness…
Author: Audrey Elisa Kerr · Original publisher: University of Tennessee Press (2006)
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