Presentation
Passing Through Placage: A Study of Racial Ambiguity within 17th and 18th Century Colonial Louisiana
Idaho Conference on Undergraduate Research
Additional Funding Sources
This research was supported by Boise State University.
Abstract
This presentation explores mixed-race relationships in US history, especially how "passing" as white contributed to the social and economic status of women of color. How are today's ambiguous racial identities embedded in this complex history?
Citation Information
Mandee Edmonds and Tomasz Grusiecki. "Passing Through Placage: A Study of Racial Ambiguity within 17th and 18th Century Colonial Louisiana" Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tomasz-grusiecki/18/