Exiles at home : the struggle to become American in Creole New Orleans / Shirley Elizabeth Thompson.

"The experiences of New Orleans' Creoles of color crystallize the problem of living on the 'color line,' a problem that W.E.B. DuBois would articulate at the dawn of the twentieth century. Exiles at home highlights the costs and benefits of becoming American, as Creoles of color passed among various...

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Main Author: Thompson, Shirley Elizabeth
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
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Physical Description:362 pages, 19 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a Seeking shelter under white skin -- Failing to become White -- Claiming birthright in the Creole city -- Establishing propriety in the city of sin -- Choosing to become Black. 
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