Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

Tag: Martha S. Jones

What’s in a name? ‘Mixed,’ ‘biracial,’ ‘black’

2014-02-24

What’s in a name? ‘Mixed,’ ‘biracial,’ ‘black’ Cable News Network (CNN) 2014-02-19 Martha S. Jones, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Associate Professor of History University of Michigan (CNN) — When the census listed Negro as a race option in 2010, a controversy erupted. My students at the University of Michigan were eager to denounce the term’s…
Biracial, and also black

2014-02-13

Biracial, and also black Cable News Network (CNN) 2014-02-12 Martha S. Jones, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Associate Professor of History University of Michigan (CNN) — My winter 2010 seminar began the way I start every class. I made introductory remarks about themes and requirements for my course on the history of race, law and marriage…