Elsie Roxborough

Elsie Roxborough (died 1949) was an upper class Detroit socialite who briefly dated Langston Hughes.[1] She was the first African-American to live in the dormitories of the University of Michigan.[2] She later changed her name to Mona Manet, with the intent of passing as White.[1] After her father disowned her, she committed suicide.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Senna, Danzy (November 21, 2014). "‘A Chosen Exile,’ by Allyson Hobbs". New York Times.
  2. ↑ Hauke, Kathleen A. (Spring 1984). "The "Passing" of Elsie Roxborough" 23 (2). Michigan Quarterly Review.
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