There was a psychiatrist Benjamin Rush m.d. who thought the solution to the race problem was to remove the blackness from the skin, problem solved. Seems like Dolezal was trying the inverse in trying to remove her whiteness - rather than embracing both blackness and her own originality. Her son speaks highly of her though.
My step-grandfather worked for NAACP, a man of German origin - a European-American - he gaves his skills and attributes to the movement - which included being able to visit KKK premises without as much danger to his life. His family had, at some point, removed some of the originality from their name; shortening it to something less 'German'. This is found all over, to disguise origin by slightly adjusting to the host culture. Nothing new. Of note, apparently 'transracial' actually refers to for example children parented by another culture/race.
Jah guide.
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