Spike Lee’s “School Daze” was all about rivalry between “wannabes” & “jigaboos”. The former were also known as “light & brights” if they excelled in their studies.
Saw all kinds of skin tone consciousness in the Army. Race mixing was frowned upon; my unit got its first female commander, a beautiful Afro-Korean with perfect mocha skin. Not black enough for this majority-black reserve unit.
Most black officers I spoke to came from families where both parents were college graduates. I went to one of our lieutenant’s wedding; he was a Tuskegee alumnus and the guests were nearly all of the black elite. Asked if there was an advantage to graduating from Tuskegee, he merely replied, “It opens doors”.