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Negrohood
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English
Etymology
From en Negro hood.
Noun
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The state or period of being a Negro.
en 1966 Frederick John Hoffman William Faulkner Joe's assumption of Negrohood is motivated by his experience in seeking and failing clearly to find his identity. But, in assuming it, he must also partake of and force himself into the violence of its effects.