24609: Heusel (ask) Question about proverb

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Jennifer Heusel <jheusel@indiana.edu>



I am researching affranchis history in Haiti and found a "proverb" that says: 
A rich Negro is a Mulatto, but a poor Mulatto is a Negro. My sources only have 
it translated and provides no reference or perspective on the context in which 
it was said. Could anyone on the listserve clarify this proverb (if it really 
is one) or point me to references that may help?

Jennifer Heusel
jheusel@indiana.edu