Book Tells Little Known History Of 'Reverse Passing' American literature is chock full of stories of light-skinned black people passing as whites. But, white people passing as blacks are a phenomena not so well mapped. It's the subject of a new book by Baz Dreisinger, called Near Black: White to Black, Passing in American Culture.

Book Tells Little Known History Of 'Reverse Passing'

Book Tells Little Known History Of 'Reverse Passing'

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American literature is chock full of stories of light-skinned black people passing as whites.

But, white people passing as blacks are a phenomena not so well mapped.

It's the subject of a new book by Baz Dreisinger, called Near Black: White to Black, Passing in American Culture.

Near Black
White-to-Black Passing in American Culture
By Baz Dreisinger

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