Negrohood

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or period of being a Negro. uncountable

    "Joe's assumption of Negrohood is motivated by his experience in seeking and failing clearly to find his identity. But, in assuming it, he must also partake of and force himself into the violence of its effects."

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"Joe's assumption of Negrohood is motivated by his experience in seeking and failing clearly to find his identity. But, in assuming it, he must also partake of and force himself into the violence of its effects."

Etymology

From Negro + -hood.

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