What Is Racial Passing? | Origin of Everything

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Keywords
race ethnicity census discrimination educational passing african american history Chinese Exclusion Act Chinese immigrants Jim Crow Jim Crow laws separate but equal Plessy v Ferguson African Americans civil rights segregation Brown v Board of Education Jews European Jews antisemitism Abolition Origin of Everything
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History-Social Science U.S. History
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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What Is Racial Passing? | Origin of Everything

What motivates someone to disguise their race, gender, religion, etc.? In this Origin of Everything episode, Host Danielle Bainbridge explores the complicated history of passing in the United States.

About the Author: Niles Mattier is originally from Boston, MA and currently teaches 5th grade History. He created these support materials. Niles attended Syracuse University in New York majoring in History and Education Studies, and recently earned a Master of Education from Boston University.
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