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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/EternalSnow05 on 2025-08-09 13:55:38+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the brown paper bag test is a term in the African American community to discriminate against darker skinned black people by comparing their skin tone to a brown paper bag. Many were barred from having access to resources and public spaces because of it.