Russell-Cole, Kathy.

The color complex : the politics of skin color in a new millennium / Kathy Russell-Cole, Midge Wilson, and Ronald E. Hall. - New York : Anchor Books, c2013. - xvi, 287 p. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-269) and index.

The emergence of modern colorism in the Americas -- The global rise of colorism -- The tiers of color prejudice in America -- The color of identity -- Hair stories : politics of the straight and nappy -- Families and friends : drawing the color lines -- The match game : colorism and courtship -- The (in)justice of color : politics, policies, and perceptions -- The narrative of skin color : stories in black and light -- #teamlightskinned : color and the media.

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African Americans--Race identity.
African Americans--Color--Social aspects.
Colorism--United States.
Afroamericanos--Identidad étnica.
Relaciones raciales--Estados Unidos
Afroamericanos--Historia--Estados Unidos.

002 E 185.625 / R968c 2013

305.896/073