COLOURED, how classification became culture

190pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2023

Tessa Dooms and Lynsey Ebony Chutel on the history of Coloured people, and how they have created a culture for themselves through food, music, and shared lived experiences in communities such as Eldorado Park, Eersterus, and Wentworth.

Sociologist, political analyst, and development practitioner Tessa Dooms is a director at the Rivonia Circle snd a trustee of Kagiso Trust.

Journalist and writer Lynsey Ebony Chutel is a reporter for the New York Times and has worked for South African and international news outlets.

Tessa Dooms and Lynsey Ebony Chutel both grew up in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg.