New People: Miscegenation and Mulattoes in the United States

by Joel Williamson

Book Overview

New People is an insightful analysis of the miscegenation of American whites and blacks from colonial times to the present, of the "new people" produced by these interracial relationships, and of the myriad ways miscegenation has affected our national culture. Because the majority of American blacks are of mixed ancestry, and because mulattoes and pure blacks ultimately combined their cultural heritages, what begins in the colonial period as mulatto...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0029347904
• ISBN13: 9780029347904
• Release Date: November 1980
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Mulatto in the U.S.

This is an excellent overview about relations with mulattoes and other races in the U.S. especially their role in the black community during Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, and after.