tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130091208507843223.post3860336303303057462..comments2020-09-23T10:08:51.957-07:00Comments on Edward Pearson - Coming to America: Zenia Blasingameyou are what you readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397887493073863245noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130091208507843223.post-51362778130456762042017-04-15T12:14:35.587-07:002017-04-15T12:14:35.587-07:00Thank you.
I find it strange and disturbing that...Thank you. <br /><br />I find it strange and disturbing that when I went back to Alabama several years ago, this was still a topic of conversation. Passing for white was well-known phrase that made people choose ethnicity when it shouldn't matter.you are what you readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397887493073863245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130091208507843223.post-27513323182206793832017-03-13T16:35:29.049-07:002017-03-13T16:35:29.049-07:00According to a trove of documents found in a hidde...According to a trove of documents found in a hidden compartment of Nevels' attic after his death, Zenia was colored. That's hard to see looking at her photo, but several of her children are a lot darker than she. One of Nevels' daughters had her DNA tested and came out about 10% sub-saharan African and 0% Native American.Daniel Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02600146498880358592noreply@blogger.com