Jane White, Actress and Singer Who Found Racial Attitudes to Be an Obstacle, Dies at 88

Jane White was an influential performer of the 60’s and 70’s who put racial issues in the limelight. Ms. White a light-skinned black woman who recently died of Cancer, “transcended the American race problem” and took on roles that did not narrowly classify her as an ambiguous mixed-race woman. New York Times, 8/7/2011

Jane White was an influential performer of the 60’s and 70’s who put racial issues in the limelight. Ms. White a light-skinned black woman who recently died of Cancer, “transcended the American race problem” and took on roles that did not narrowly classify her as an ambiguous mixed-race woman.

New York Times, 8/7/2011

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