Anita Hemmings, Vassar Girl
Apr. 7th, 2009 10:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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She has been known as one of the most Beautiful young women who ever attended the great institution of learning, and even now women who receive her in their homes as their equal do not deny her beauty.…
Her manners were those of a person of gentle birth, and her intelligence and ability were recognized alike by her classmates and professors. Her skin was dark but not swarthy. Her hair was black but straight as an Indian’s, and she usually gathered it in a knot at the back of her head. Her eyes were coal black and of piercing brilliancy.
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Date: 2009-04-07 05:26 pm (UTC)One of my grandfather's brothers passed as white. I used to think my grandfather was white, he had white skin, light colored hair and piercing blue eyes.
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Date: 2009-04-07 05:42 pm (UTC)I first heard about her when I was applying to colleges. The Vassar rep was all, "Vassar awarded the first bs to an African American." I was all, "That Vassar knew of, sure."
I used to think my grandfather was white, he had white skin, light colored hair and piercing blue eyes.
I don't believe white Americans are as white as they think they are. I think America's full of folk that are colorist to the bone and terrified they're not 'pure white'.
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Date: 2009-04-07 05:47 pm (UTC)Which is basically how Revlon and others made millions selling 1500 shades of blonde hair dye. *grins*
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Date: 2009-04-07 05:49 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-04-07 07:19 pm (UTC)*snort*
Thanks for the story. That was fascinating.
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Date: 2009-04-08 12:05 am (UTC);)
Thanks for the story.
You're welcome.