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Grace Halsell discusses her books "Soul Sister" and "Bessie Yellowhair"

BROADCAST: Dec. 21, 1973 | DURATION: 00:56:43

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Synopsis

With both books "Soul Sister" and "Bessie Yellowhair" , Grace Halsell shares her experiences when she posed as both a Black woman and a Navajo Indian. According to Halsell, the only differences between white and Black people, were the color of people's skin. Halsell also explained that it was psychologically harder to be play the part of a Navajo Indian being a servant to a white family.