Her early memory of her father's mistress, Florence, for whom he left Moody's mother, recalls Florence as "a mulatto, high yellow with straight black hair," "the envy of all the women on the plantation." A mulatto was a person of light brown, or "yellow" skin who was of mixed descent, part Negro, and part Caucasian...
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Moody's testimony clearly shows that feelings of superiority existed among those of lighter skin tone, as with Florence. Another example of this racial stratification is seen when Raymond's family is introduced into Moody's life. She describes Raymond and his mother, Miss Pearl, as "real yellow people...
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