12020-12-10T15:29:27-08:00Winnie Perez Martinezcb45562436ea7409defe4961060d2b41328436f5381705What being "yellow" meant for a Jamaicanplain2020-12-10T17:48:18-08:00Winnie Perez Martinezcb45562436ea7409defe4961060d2b41328436f5A commonplace criticism against Mary Seacole's merits is that she did not understand herself to be Black and opted instead for the term "yellow" ("Mary Seacole and Claims" McDonald 7). However, being yellow in the 19th century did not mean being exempted from racism and it did not reflect what Seacole thought of Creole's or Black's. Seacole was born and raised in times of slavery and, even though she was born free, she was keenly aware of the dangers that being perceived as "too black" meant in a British colony.
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12020-12-10T10:32:26-08:00Winnie Perez Martinezcb45562436ea7409defe4961060d2b41328436f5JamaicaWinnie Perez Martinez5The colonial island where Seacole spent more than half of her lifevisual_path10358682020-12-11T08:23:10-08:00Winnie Perez Martinezcb45562436ea7409defe4961060d2b41328436f5