The Gilded Years

Anita Hemmings was a senior at Vassar in 1897. She managed her college career as planned. Was a top student, well liked, but did not get too close to any of the other girls. Because although Anita was fair skinned and thought of as the most beautiful girl at Vassar, her secret would surely get her expelled. In 1897 Negroes were not admitted to Vassar. Anita…