There ain't no accounting for what folks see in their own mirrors: Considering colorism within a Sharon Flake narrative

Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 660-669

  Brooks, Wanda ^a   Browne, Susan ^b   Hampton, Gregory ^c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 44449100690     PISSN: 10813004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/JAAL.51.8.5     Document Type: Article

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