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“The experience of slavery is the bedrock on which Caribbean society has been founded.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

“There is a lot of pressure on women to
conform to a certain image – shadeism itself is another manifestation of that.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

“To be white in the Caribbean is to have money, power, and the freedom to do anything or nothing - it is, in many cases, to occupy the top rung of society.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

“The experience of slavery is the bedrock on which Caribbean society has been founded.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

“Anybody who thinks that shadeism does not exist is not being honest.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall

“There is a lot of pressure on women to conform to a certain image - shadeism itself is another manifestation of that.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

“People in the older generation who make comments about "nice skin" and "nice hair" are talking about the straightness of your hair and the blackness of your skin.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

“Five generations ago, my ancestors were still enslaved. (If you’re American, that generation gap is even smaller.) Let that sink in.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall

“When you’re Black, you have to be above reproach. It’s a heavy burden to bear.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, I'm Tired of Racism: True Stories of Existing While Black

“[E]nslavement was wrong, failure to repair the damage to Black people was wrong, and racism is wrong.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, I'm Tired of Racism: True Stories of Existing While Black