Race, gender, and the politics of skin tone /
Margaret L. Hunter.
- New York : Routledge, 2005.
- ix, 150 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-144) and index.
Colorstruck -- The color of slavery and conquest -- Learning, earning, and marrying more -- Black and brown bodies under the knife -- The beauty queue: advantages of light skin -- The blacker the berry: ethnic legitimacy and skin tone -- Color and the changing racial landscape.
Colorism--United States. African Americans--Race identity. Mexican Americans--Race identity. African American women--Social conditions. Mexican American women--Social conditions. Interviews--United States. Human skin color--Psychological aspects.--United States Human skin color--Social aspects--United States. Racism--United States.