Colonial Complexions

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Author	: Sharon Block
Publisher	: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages	: 232
Release	: 2018-05
ISBN-10	: 9780812250060
ISBN-13	: 0812250060
Rating	: 4/5 (60 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Colonial Complexions by : Sharon Block

Book excerpt: How did descriptions of individuals' appearance reinforce emergent categories of race? In Colonial Complexions, more than 4000 advertisements for runaway slaves and servants reveal how colonists transformed seemingly observable characteristics into racist reality.

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