No, Ashkenazi Jews Are Not ‘Functionally White’
One of the founders of the NACCP, Walter Francis White, was a “white-passing” African-American. He was the 4th of seven children born to George White and Madeline Harrison White, who were both born into slavery in 1857 and 1863, respectively. Because Walter was very fair-skinned and had straight-hair, starting in 1918, he used his ability…
