Tag: National Civil Rights Museum

  • When black is white and vice versa The New Tri-State Defender Memphis, Tennessee 2015-12-23 Brittney Gathen, Special to The New Tri-State Defender Dr. Allyson Hobbs signed copies of her book, “A Chosen Exile: AHistory of Racial Passing in American Life,” during an event called “Book Talk” at the National Civil Rights Museum. (Photo: Merritt Gathen)…

  • Book Talk – A Chosen Exile: The History of Racial Passing National Civil Rights Museum: At the Lorraine Motel 450 Mulberry Street Memphis, Tennesee 38103 2015-12-17, 18:00-20:00 CST (Local Time) Allyson Hobbs, a professor of History at Stanford University, has written a remarkable book entitled [A] Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in America.…