Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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Page 53
... fair people and leads to a kind of social isolation . They feel that black people of an inferior economic status are not sufficiently their equals for them to become intimates . There are ways in which this attitude of fair people can ...
... fair people and leads to a kind of social isolation . They feel that black people of an inferior economic status are not sufficiently their equals for them to become intimates . There are ways in which this attitude of fair people can ...
Page 55
... fair government official who had married a black woman . She had what is known as ' good ' features and was prominent in her profession . The couples ' friends were mostly dark , but they led a life of comparative retirement , giving as ...
... fair government official who had married a black woman . She had what is known as ' good ' features and was prominent in her profession . The couples ' friends were mostly dark , but they led a life of comparative retirement , giving as ...
Page 56
... fair and light coloured groups . There are four banks with branches throughout the island ; one English , and the others Canadian . Many people of all classes and colours who may either approve or disapprove of this ' fair ' policy ...
... fair and light coloured groups . There are four banks with branches throughout the island ; one English , and the others Canadian . Many people of all classes and colours who may either approve or disapprove of this ' fair ' policy ...
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