This goo was worth a point in March 2024. This was a bonus goo, so Steve West could not earn a point for it.

publication date: Thursday, March 21, 2024 (part of March 2024)

category: Activism

clue: He was full of contradictions: Being Black but looking white, advancing colored people while being White, and doing good while breaking bad.

explanation: White was the long-time director of the NAACP from 1929 to 1955. He was fair-skinned and passed as white, which he used to his advantage in the position. The phrase "breaking bad" is a reference to his TV namesake. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and LaVonne Lemler


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