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Passing (Identity)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the practice of identifying oneself as a member of a racial, religious, ethnic, or other groups not one’s own by concealing one’s ancestry or background.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Leonard H. Robinson memories photo album

 Collection — Box BW 52, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16772
Content Description This collection contains one photo album documenting the late adolescence and early adult years of Leonard H. Robinson from 1913 to 1919. Robinson, a Black man, was born and raised in Ohio. Robinson was light-skinned, which allowed him to be a part of the black and white communities of Marietta, Ohio, where he was raised, and his life in Akron, Ohio, where he lived for a short time. The album documents himself and his life, including pictures of his family and friends of both races, him as a...
Dates: 1913-1919