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Colonial Complexions

Author	: Sharon Block
Publisher	: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages	: 232
Release	: 2018-05
ISBN-10	: 9780812250060
ISBN-13	: 0812250060
Rating	: 4/5 (060 Downloads)

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Download or read book Colonial Complexions written by Sharon Block and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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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