This term refers to when a member of one racial group becomes accepted as and understood by others to be a member of another racial group; the term has most often referred to African Americans who become seen and accepted as white.
A) Fleeting
B) Passing
C) Transients
D) Jim Crow

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Passing refers specifically to the phenomenon of members of one racial group attempting to pass as members of another, often for social or economic gain. The other options (A, C, and D) are not accurate descriptions of passing.

This Term Refers to When a Member of One Racial