Margo Jefferson, born in 1947 into a wealthy African-American family in Chicago, writes about a segment of African-American culture she dubs "Negroland": wealthy, educated African Americans who occupy a space of privilege, holding at arms' length both Caucasians and African Americans who don't belo...
I liked the topic of the book but the writing was extremely disjointed.
Negroland, A Memoir by Margo Jefferson; Robin Miles, narrator Margo Jefferson writes about the experiences she encountered throughout her life as a woman of mixed race. Born in 1947, into an educated and successful family living in what she calls Negroland***, she writes about her struggles as a wom...
I'm sadly disappointed. It seemed as if the author couldn't decide if this was a memoir or a historical account of upper class African American society in 20th century America. The view into Ms. Jefferson's upbringing was unsurprisingly normal to the non POC reader, save for the underlying pressure ...
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