And that knowledge burns them up (due to being raised on racial hatred).
Malcolm X described that in his autobiography; when he was young lighter-skinned blacks were regarded as “better” by other blacks, then the 60s came around and darker ones benefited from the “black is beautiful” thang...
‘High yellow’ blacks have always constituted a kind of upper class of blacks in America. The Jesse Jackson family and the Bowman family of Valerie Jarrett are examples.
Back when they were Negros, some Negro clubs and even potential marriage mates had a skin shade qualification test with darker shades kept out.
“Malcolm X described that in his autobiography; when he was young lighter-skinned blacks were regarded as “better” by other blacks, then the 60s came around and darker ones benefited from the “black is beautiful” thang...”
In order to be accepted as a part of Atlanta black “high society”, one can be no darker than a paper sack.
Every culture has it in its subconscious and conscious minds that lighter is better. That includes all manner of Africans. Black Americans still believe that, though they may protest different and resent it now. American Negroes are the only people who celebrate darker color and they do it hypocritically. It is not a race thing but a skin tone thing.