![]() ![]() This automatically creates an inhibition for the innate self-expression in public, because the Blacks are always dismissed and denounced as envious and petty as derivatives and dependents by nature fit only for a second-class life. This is clearly reflected in the judgements which the White people make once they see certain traits or specialised interests that are supposed to be the sole established domain of the former. Margo begins with the statement that she was taught to distinguish herself through presentation, not declaration, to excel through deeds and manners, and not showing off, only deserving to be returned to indigence, deference, and subservience. Intersectionality not just remains a solidified concept but instead comes out as an organic necessity through the lived experiences detailed in the memoir. She brings forth an evocative account of her life as a “privileged” Black woman, cross introspecting the dilemmas and the psychological trauma that Black women go through within an inherently racist structure. So goes Margo Jefferson’s words in her Memoir, Negroland. ![]() ![]() Showing off was permitted, even encouraged, only if the result reflected well on your family, their friends and your collective ancestors.” (p.9) “You were never to act undignified in their presence, but neither were you to act flamboyant. ![]()
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