Pushing the Color Line- The Effects of Skin Tone in the Lives of African Americans Thesis Statement: Skin tone and darkness has greatly influenced and divided the African American community in the areas of social class, political involvement, and education for over a century. Thesis Paragraph: Not only have skin colors divided human beings into racial groups, but also skin color has divided a racial group into classes. Europeanization of African peoples is not merely …showed first 75 words of 263 total…

…showed last 75 words of 263 total…political involvement, and education for over a century. Topic Outline 1. Maintaining an even and light skin tone and color is important in maintaining good social standings. 2. The introduction of hair relaxers and skin bleachers encourage the further perpetuation of the white is right doctrine. 3. Intraracial segregation administrated social clubs and neighborhoods 4. Mulattos and light skinned blacks were more politically involved in the reconstruction government. 5. Mulattos and light skinned blacks were more likely to be educated.