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What does the term "yellow wife" mean, exactly?
Andrea She is mulatto (mixed) and it is referring to her skin tone. "Yellow is/was a term to describe a light skinned person of white and black ancestry." Af…moreShe is mulatto (mixed) and it is referring to her skin tone. "Yellow is/was a term to describe a light skinned person of white and black ancestry." After reading the book, not sure where the "wife" part comes from, though. (less)
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Yellow Wife
by Sadeqa Johnson (Goodreads Author)
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