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Fredi Washington In 1934, a young woman stepped off the train in Los Angeles’ Union Station. Even in a city swarming with beauties, eyes would’ve fastened on her. She was astonishingly lovely — tall and lithe, with dark glossy hair she wore pulled back in a style that offset her porcelain skin an

Fredi Washington embraced her race at the height of Jim Crow.

Fredericka Carolyn "Fredi" Washington (December 23, 1903 – June 28, 1994) was an accomplished African American dramatic film actress, who was active during the period known as the Harlem Renaissance (1920s-1930s).

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Fredi Washington I'm nearing completion of my next release, Escape: Book One of the Unchained Trilogy. Late in the story, the theme of "passing" (as in a light skinned black person passing for white) comes into play. Most white people who have ever heard of the term "passing," and know what it means, have probably seen the movie Imitation of Life. Several years ago, my husband, who's white, watched the 1959 film with me. He was fascinated by the subject matter, and impressed that Imitation…