The complexity of African American racial identification

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 155-165

  Thompson, Vetta L Sanders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 11344272091     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002193470103200201     Document Type: Article

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