This podcast discusses the way race broke boundaries and people crossed lines in race in order to achieve freedom. The podcasts discusses stories of African-Americans who passed as white to escape slavery or Jim Crow and find out how the “one-drop rule” enabled one blonde-haired, blue-eyed American to live a double life without ever arousing suspicion.

I will also discuss light skin versus dark skin and the effects and privileges .

Color Lines

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