Head of Spokane NAACP Quits Amid Furor Over Racial Identity

Name: Head of Spokane NAACP Quits Amid Furor Over Racial Identity
Uploaded: 2015-06-15T20:10:22+03:00
Duration: 1 min 2 s
Description: The president of the NAACP's Spokane, Washington, has resigned as furor mounted over her racial identity after her parents said she has falsely portrayed herself as black for years though she is actually white. The announcement that Rachel Dolezal wa

5 15.06.2015

The president of the NAACP's Spokane, Washington, has resigned as furor mounted over her racial identity after her parents said she has falsely portrayed herself as black for years though she is actually white. The announcement that Rachel Dolezal was stepping down was posted Monday on the civil rights group's Facebook page. Dolezal has been a longtime figure in Spokane's human-rights community and teaches African studies to college students. Her mother, Ruthanne Dolezal, said the family's ancestry is Czech, Swedish and German, with a trace of Native American heritage.  

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