Passing
by Nella Larsen
Recommended by Janet Mock and Jack Edwards
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Civil Rights, Civil War, and Fiction.
2011 Reprint of 1928 Edition not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Clare and Irene were two childhood friends. They lost touch when Clare's father died and she moved in with two white aunts. By hiding that Clare was partblack, they allowed her to 'pass' as a white woman and marry a white racist. Irene lives in Harlem, commits herself t...
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