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The Segregation of Enslaved Persons Within the U.S. From the 17th Century to the 19th Century, the Concept of “Colorism”, and the Reason Colorism Occurs Within Families

During slavery in the US, slave owners would segregate their slaves into 2 groups of dark and light skin, with darker slaves working in the fields and lighter slaves working in the home. Racism which involves discrimination based upon the shade or hue of skin tone is referred to as “colorism” and is often perpetrated by people of the same race, but with different completions. Colorism often occurs within families as well, as families often have differnt skin tones among the various children born...


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