{"id":39849,"date":"2015-03-03T01:32:56","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T01:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/wordpress\/?p=39849"},"modified":"2015-03-04T14:41:44","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T14:41:44","slug":"a-chosen-exile-a-history-of-racial-passing-in-american-life-live-event-at-the-national-archives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=39849","title":{"rendered":"A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life [Live event at the National Archives Museum]"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life [Live event at the National Archives Museum]<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The National Archives Museum<\/a>
\nWilliam G. McGowan Theater<\/a>
\nCorner of Constitution Avenue and 7th Street, NW
\nWashington, D.C.
\n2015-02-27, 12:00 EST (Local Time)<\/p>\n

Airs on C-SPAN 2, Sunday, 2015-03-08, 19:00 EDT. For more information, click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Between the 18th and mid-20th centuries, countless African Americans passed<\/a> as white, leaving behind families and friends, roots and community. Historian Allyson Hobbs<\/a> explores the possibilities and challenges that racial indeterminacy presented to men and women living in a country obsessed with racial distinctions.<\/p>\n

A book signing will follow the program. Purchase this book [A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life<\/em><\/a>] on the day of the event from the myArchives Store and receive a 15% discount (members get 20% off).<\/p>\n