Learn History Through Fiction: Racism 100 Years Ago: “A Black Child’s Self-Image”

“‘Mirlee Bee,’ Lula Mae says, ‘all the washing in the world ain’t gonna turn your skin white. Besides, it’s fine as it is.’” A quote from the historical novel Tazia and Gemma. After the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire in New York City, an unwed immigrant and her young daughter flee west in search of freedom and encounter racism in Kansas in the early 1900s. Read more about the book in NOVELS.

Research by Drs. Kenneth and Mamie Clark showed that society convinced black children they were inferior to white children
Tazia and Gemma (Vine Leaves Press) by Ann S. Epstein

Author: annsepstein@att.net

Ann S. Epstein is an award-winning writer of novels, short stories, memoirs, and essays.

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