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Webb  \nCover design by Dana Li  \nCover artwork by Oluwole Omofemi  \nCover copyright © 2026 by Hachette Book Group, Inc.  \nHachette Book Group supports the right to free expression and the value of copyright. The purpose of copyright is to encourage writers and artists to produce the creative works that enrich our culture.  \nThe scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book without permission is a theft of the author ’s intellectual property. If you would like permission to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), please [contact permissions@hbgusa.com. Thank you for your](contact permissions@hbgusa.com. Thank you for your) support of the author ’s rights.  \nLegacy Lit  \nHachette Book Group 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104  \n[LegacyLitBooks.com](LegacyLitBooks.com)  \n[@LegacyLitBooks](@LegacyLitBooks)[ ](@LegacyLitBooks)First Edition: July 2026  \nLegacy Lit is an imprint of Grand Central Publishing. The Legacy Lit name and logo are registered trademarks of Hachette Book Group, Inc.  \nThe Hachette Speakers Bureau provides a wide range of authors for speaking events. To find out more, go to [hachettespeakersbureau.com](hachettespeakersbureau.com) or [email HachetteSpeakers@hbgusa.com](email HachetteSpeakers@hbgusa.com).  \nThe publisher is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not owned by the publisher.  \nLegacy Lit books may be purchased in bulk for business, educational, or  \npromotional use. For information, please contact your local bookseller orthe Hachette Book Group Special Markets Department at [special.markets@hbgusa.com](special.markets@hbgusa.com).  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Webb, [Sarah L. author](Sarah L. author)  \nTitle: Colorism : the politics of skin tone and how we get free / Dr. Sarah L. Webb.  \nDescription: First edition. | New York, NY : Legacy Lit, 2026. | Includes bibliographical references.  \nIdentifiers: LCCN 2026007643 | ISBN 9781538772683 trade paperback | ISBN 9781538772706 ebook  \nSubjects: LCSH: African Americans—Race identity | Colorism—United States | Racism—United States | United States—Race relations  \nClassification: LCC E185 .625 .W396 2026  \nLC record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/2026007643](https://lccn.loc.gov/2026007643)  \nISBNs: 978-1-5387-7268-3 (trade paperback); 978-1-5387-8354-2 (trade paperback-large print); 978-1-5387-7270-6 (ebook)  \nE3-20260518-JV-NF-ORI  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nContents  \nCover  \nTitle Page  \nCopyright  \nDedication  \nEpigraph  \n1. Articulating the Reality of Colorism  \n2. Historical Routes of Colorism  \n3. The Foundation for Your Next Best Step  \n4.“It Starts at Home”  \n5. Gender, Sex, Dating, and Marriage  \n6. School, Work, and Upward Social Mobility  \n7. Public “Services”  \n8. 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