Brazilian mulattos historically sought incorporation into, not rejection of, the racial system

Evidence

In response to a profound desire they sought to change, to “evolve.” This right was denied to them. At any rate, it was challenged. — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 211 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Brazil’s racial democracy celebrated mixture while keeping whiteness as the standard of value; Racial terminology in Brazil is flexible but not detached from color assumptions — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 1194; Mulatto families were denied the right to evolve toward whiteness — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 211 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Mulatto families were denied the right to evolve toward whiteness #complicates (0.78) — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 211