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24609: Heusel (ask) Question about proverb



Jennifer Heusel <jheusel@indiana.edu>



I am researching affranchis history in Haiti and found a "proverb" that says: A rich Negro is a Mulatto, but a poor Mulatto is a Negro. My sources only have it translated and provides no reference or perspective on the context in which it was said. Could anyone on the listserve clarify this proverb (if it really is one) or point me to references that may help?

Jennifer Heusel
jheusel@indiana.edu