Using the full population of historical Censuses for 1880-1940, we document that over 19% of black males “passed” for white at some point during their lifetime, around 10% of whom later “reverse-passed” to being black; passing was accompanied by geographic relocation to communities with a higher percentage of whites and occurred the most in Northern states.
A new paper by Emily Nix and Nancy Qian.
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[That was then. What about in recent decades?] How many blacks pass for whites? Historically, more than you think. http://t.co/fDwcVKY7Mc
this was a book on the same topic written by an old professor of mine.
and its a good one too
http://www.amazon.com/Passing-Strange-Gilded-Deception-Across/dp/014311686X
How many blacks pass for whites? Historically, more than you think.: Using the full population of historical C… http://t.co/RbgQZi3z5r
How many blacks pass for whites? Historically, more than you think. http://t.co/iXga5vaH6k
RT @ekfletch: Very cool paper. RT @cblatts: How many blacks pass for whites? Historically, more than you think. http://t.co/Buoz5RNKt0
RT @cblatts: How many blacks pass for whites? Historically, more than you think. http://t.co/QvNzaBAdQX
Very cool paper. RT @cblatts: How many blacks pass for whites? Historically, more than you think. http://t.co/Buoz5RNKt0
@cblatts
Non sequitur – if you can pass then how can you be passing (he,he)
RT @cblatts: How many blacks pass for whites? Historically, more than you think. http://t.co/QvNzaBAdQX