Rose Brown answers “I wondered if there were really any towns...”

Ginger asked this question about The Vanishing Half:

I wondered if there were really any towns like Mallard in the post-slavery South that we’re made up of light-skinned blacks. Did they exist?

Rose Brown There were a number of places in Louisiana with light-skinned only populations when I grew up there in the 60's & 70's. Just to name a few that I am a…moreThere were a number of places in Louisiana with light-skinned only populations when I grew up there in the 60's & 70's. Just to name a few that I am aware of- Mallett, Frilot Cove and Lebeau (which was mentioned in the book).(less)

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