1795 THE WHITE NEGRESS. Rare Halfpenny "House of Curiosities" Token to See Albino Black Woman in London Biography Revivals popped up throughout the

Revivals popped up throughout the country

no tobacco

Across th' Atlantic wave she fled

very nicely preserved condition

1795 THE WHITE NEGRESS. Rare Halfpenny "House of Curiosities" Token to See Albino Black Woman in London Biography Revivals popped up throughout the1795 Mrs. Newsham The White Negress. Rare Halfpenny Token Exploiting Race. Very desirable 1795 token, being the first metal depiction of an African with albinism and a very early, some indicate the first, metal usage of race for marketing purposes other than slavery. In later years, she seems to have become her own manager and rented herself and her likeness for compensation. Amelia Lewsham or Newsham, kown as the white negress, was born in Jamaica