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The Drayton hotel which is actually the Drake Hotel in Chicago is located at the top of the Magnificent Mile. The Drake Hotel was built in 1920 by architect Benjamin Marshall and […]

Tea is seen as a product of colonization. Although the characters in the novel are drinking tea happily, behind scenes tea is the suppression for colored people. Specifically in the tea trade. Those […]

Judaism which is still known to be a primarily White race religion changed in the 1920’s.Christianity was originally forced upon the slaves and known to be the religion most African Americans pr […]

I decided to take a trip to 116 Street in Harlem and walk around as if I was Irene Redfield. I took a trip to […]

7th Ave and Lenox, Harlem based showcased the dancing centers, Harlem’s city life etc. It was seen as the night life of Harlem and most of the Harlem Renaissance. In the novel that is the location where […]

Passing over the years has been looked down upon by both White Americans and people of color due to the immorality of it. Passing as seen in the novel is used for gain, used for is […]

This podcast discusses the way race broke boundaries and people crossed lines in race in order to achieve freedom. The podcasts discusses stories of African-Americans who passed as white to escape slavery or Jim C […]