Elizabeth M Smith Pryor: 1 book
Property Rites
The Rhinelander Trial, Passing, and the Protection of Whiteness
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2009
In 1925 Leonard Rhinelander, the youngest son of a wealthy New York society family, sued to end his marriage to Alice Jones, a former domestic servant and the daughter of a "colored" cabman. After being married only one month, Rhinelander pressed for the dissolution of his marriage on the...
