Super Mrs. C.
1 min readOct 9, 2024

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Allison, you have got to see this. The woman who goes by "History's Mysteries and Living Conundrums," wrote this to me about the "Welfare Queen," who she says is actually white.

"June 1, 2019. PBS.org says she was a chameleon who was rejected by her white family due to what we now call biracial ethnicity. "The Queen" by Josh Levin tells the story of how she, Linda Taylor, possibly "passed for white" at some points along the way, but she seemed to change her race at-will."

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"NPR "Code Switch" reports she was a master of disguise with skin color changes, makeup and wigs, but she was on record officially as a white woman with family members who documented her as white. "The Truth Behind the Lies of the Original Welfare Queen." Dec. 20, 2013; Produced by Gene Demby for ALL THINGS CONSIDERED."

You two need to be in touch.

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Super Mrs. C.
Super Mrs. C.

Written by Super Mrs. C.

Retired teacher. Humorous essayist about Life. Serious essayist about politics and “race.” Aspiring world saver. Cat mama. We can do better than this.

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