How Fears of “Passing” Changed the 1930 United States CensusPosted in Census/Demographics, History, Media Archive, Passing, United States, Videos on 2019-05-12 01:57Z by Steven |
How Fears of “Passing” Changed the 1930 United States Census
History with Gabby Womack
2019-05-02
Gabrielle C. Womack, Reference/Access Associate
McQuade Library
Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts
The presentation argues that mulattoes became negroes in the 1930 census because white Americans feared that black people were secretly among them, passing for white. Furthermore, it argues that the census change did not end the practice of racial passing or diminish white Americans fascination with it and fear of this act.
Watch the video here.