[Tom]

All my life I have heard black people refer to eachother as bright, redbone, high yellow, etc. I have understood this to be mostly intended to be descriptive. I have also noticed that lighter skinned blacks seem to prefer lighter skinned mates. I have noticed the analysis along the lines of 'house slaves' and 'field slaves'. I generally find this analysis to be tiring. In this case there may be some probity in it. I am currently reading 'Sweet Hell Inside'. This is a narrative history of a black family in Charleston. It is noted there that they were light skinned and shunned association with darker skinned blacks.

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Name : Tom, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 54, City : Boston, State : MA Country : United States, Occupation : Developer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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Although Teddy Roosevelt gave a famous speech about there 'not being room for hyphenated-Americans' nearly a century ago, I have always thought that it was a regional problem in the Northeast. It does seem to have spread. My father, who was from Virginia, always noted his surprise on moving to the Northeast that there were so many divisions. By this, he meant the number of ethnic clubs. Although their signs can still be seen on many old buildings, these clubs seem to have evaporated. I suppose that some of the recent increase must be the resultof the politics of division. If you do not align yourself with an 'interest group' you are liable to be overlooked. As I wrote this, I reviewed American history in my thoughts. I suspect that it has always been so. Regardless of our 'nation of immigrants' status, we have rarely been kind to new arrivals. It is reasonable that they should band together.

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