I believe her move to New York fully required her to compromise with her Jewish and white-skinned identity, displaying the chameleon experience effect. The chameleon experience is when an individual complies with one of their racial norms in order to blend into their surrounding racial group. In doing so, the individual does not appear to be different from those around them. Similar to how a chameleon will change their skin pattern and color to match their current surroundings (Miville, 6). Though Ruth was not black, she felt the burdens of being an outcast and knew the hardships her black children would and did face. She embraced this identity change and sought herself as being a strong-willed mother of black children in an outcast society, never really ever giving herself a racial title. She was fearless and had high standards for all of her children. They attended higher populated white schools to get the best and fair education she knew they
I believe her move to New York fully required her to compromise with her Jewish and white-skinned identity, displaying the chameleon experience effect. The chameleon experience is when an individual complies with one of their racial norms in order to blend into their surrounding racial group. In doing so, the individual does not appear to be different from those around them. Similar to how a chameleon will change their skin pattern and color to match their current surroundings (Miville, 6). Though Ruth was not black, she felt the burdens of being an outcast and knew the hardships her black children would and did face. She embraced this identity change and sought herself as being a strong-willed mother of black children in an outcast society, never really ever giving herself a racial title. She was fearless and had high standards for all of her children. They attended higher populated white schools to get the best and fair education she knew they