During Slavery and many years later white people would produce offspring with African Americans, thus creating fair skinned children. During these times there were hardships and disadvantages for black people. As a result fair skinned people pretended to be white in order to obtain the advantages and opportunities that came with the title, while avoiding the same hardships and disadvantages their fellow black family members and friends faced. They achieved this by lying and by cutting all ties to the individuals and family members that were of African American descent.
In “Passing: How posing as white became a choice for many black Americans,” by Monica L. Haynes, the major topic is passing. Passing is the ability of a person to be accepted