Board #11 - Not Quite White: Exploring Shifts in Classification and Self-Identity Among Racially Ambiguous Groups

• In Event: 83-300 - Poster Session: Diverse Perspectives: Unveiling Societal Challenges and Racial Dynamics in Contemporary America

Brief Overview

This research project examines why three racially ambiguous groups in the United States fought to be legally classified as white in the early twentieth century yet have diverged towards distinct racial identities in the contemporary period.

Author

• Isabela Baghdady, University of Pennsylvania