On Wearing Unpleasant Garments [Short Story]

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On Wearing Unpleasant Garments [Short Story]
The Messenger
Page 61 (1 of 3)

Description

A short story about "wearing unpleasant garments." A sentence on this page reads, "When your shoes are decidedly 'English' and your feet are decidedly 'African.' This suggest that "African" had a certain connotation of being less than or dirty.

Creator

Source

Virginia Baptist Historical Society
University of Richmond

Date

1921

Contributor

Kasey McGhee

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11662003-TheMessenger_1921_61.jpg

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Citation

A.B.C., “On Wearing Unpleasant Garments [Short Story],” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed April 21, 2025, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/63.