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  • Before state’s high court: role of race in identifying a face

    Before state’s high court: role of race in identifying a face Seattle Times 2012-03-03 Ken Armstrong, Staff Reporter In a case out of Seattle’s University District, the Washington State Supreme Court is being asked to determine whether jurors should be told that eyewitnesses who identify strangers across racial lines — for example, a white man…

  • The “ethnology” of Josiah Clark Nott

    The “ethnology” of Josiah Clark Nott Journal of Urban Health Volume 50, Number 4 (April 1974) pages 509–528. C. Loring Brace, Ph.D. Museum of Anthropology University of Michigan It is only rarely that a person so completely transcends the ethos of his age that the recorded results of his scientific endeavors can be read a…

  • AMST 294-03 Mixed Race America: Identity, Culture, and Politics

    AMST 294-03  Mixed Race America: Identity, Culture, and Politics Macalester College Saint Paul, Minnesota Spring 2012 SooJin Pate This course is an introduction to the animating debates, themes, and issues in Critical Mixed Race Studies. Utilizing critical race theory and postcolonial analysis, we will examine the identities and experiences of multiracial or mixed race people,…

  • Essentializing Race: Implications for Bicultural Individuals’ Cognition and Physiological Reactivity

    Essentializing Race: Implications for Bicultural Individuals’ Cognition and Physiological Reactivity Psychological Science Volume 18, Number 4 (April 2007) pages 341-348 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01901.x Melody Manchi Chao University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Jing Chen University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Glenn I. Roisman University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Ying-yi Hong University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign It is a widely held belief that…

  • Are You an Indian?

    Are You an Indian? Public Broadcasting Service Independent Lens Premiere Date: 2011-11-17 Duration: 00:05:25 Though their ethnicities are mixed, the Wampanoag take pride in their tribal heritage. In this companion piece to the documentary film We Still Live Here—Âs Nutayuneân, Wampanoag tribal members discuss how their multicultural heritage both complicates and enriches their identities as…

  • The One Drop Rule: How Black Are You?

    The One Drop Rule: How Black Are You? Crème Magazine 2012-02-29 Jessica Thorpe “Say it loud, I’m Black and I’m proud!”  The James Brown classic shed light on the revolution of how descendants of the African Diaspora would begin to self-identify.  Replacing racial identification terms such as “negro” and “colored,” the use of the word…

  • Interracial marriages deserve equal respect

    Interracial marriages deserve equal respect The Daily Gamecock University of South Carolina 2012-02-29 Lauren Stefan Intolerance within certain racial groups inhibits progress, increases divorce rates Figures released in February reveal that the number of interracial marriages in America has increased in recent years. The new percentage is just over 8 percent, a large jump from…

  • Building Multiracial Fortunes: Black Identity, Masculinity, and Authenticity Through the Body of T. Thomas Fortune, 1883-1907

    Building Multiracial Fortunes: Black Identity, Masculinity, and Authenticity Through the Body of T. Thomas Fortune, 1883-1907 San Diego State University Fall 2011 69 pages Guy Mount A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of San Diego State University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in History This thesis examines the…

  • The Sweet Hell Inside: The Rise of an Elite Black Family in the Segregated South

    The Sweet Hell Inside: The Rise of an Elite Black Family in the Segregated South Harper Perennial an imprint HarperCollins 2001-09-30 432 pages 5 5/16 x 8 ISBN: 9780060505905; ISBN10: 0060505907 Edward Ball, Lecturer in English Yale University From National Book Award winner ccomes The Sweet Hell Inside, the story of the fascinating Harleston family…

  • The Octoroon

    The Octoroon The Georgetown Theatre Company North, South, Race & Class: A Staged Reading Series of 19th century Plays at Grace Church 1041 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. Wednesday, 2012-02-29, 19:30 EST (Local Time) The Octoroon (by Dion Boucicault) was one of the biggest hits of mid-19th century American theatre. It is the story of…