Allison,

… and free people of color could not join social clubs or participate in the Mardi Gras celebration. If you want to know if you could join, grab a brown paper bag. Compare your skin color to it so you can get an idea of the standard. The brown paper bag test determined eligibility for the upper echelon of New Orleans culture.

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Dr. Allison Wiltz

Bassey BY

Oct 29, 2020

Allison,

Speak your truth. Unfortunately, this happened in Howard University. Yea, it continues in the 2020!

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