Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Korgen, Kathleen Odell, 1967- From black to biracial: transforming racial identity among Americans / Kathleen Odell Korgen. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-95906-6 (alk. paper) 1. Racially mixed people-- United States. 2. Ethnicity--United States. 3. Racism--United States. 4. Interracial marriage--United States. 5. Children of interracial marriage--United States--Race identity. 6. United States--Race relations. 7. United States-- Ethnic relations. I. Title. E184.A1K733 1998 305.8′00973--dc21 97-34758
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1998 by Kathleen Odell Korgen All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-34758 ISBN: 0-275-95906-6 First published in 1998 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America ∞ + ⃝TM The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 -iv- |