Walter White
publication date: Thursday, March 21, 2024 (part of March 2024)
category: Activism
clue: He was full of contradictions: Being Black but looking white, advancing colored people while being White, and doing good while breaking bad.
explanation: White was the long-time director of the NAACP from 1929 to 1955. He was fair-skinned and passed as white, which he used to his advantage in the position. The phrase "breaking bad" is a reference to his TV namesake. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and LaVonne Lemler