A modern-day Cinderella defends her fairy-tale marriage in a scandal that rocks jazz-age America. Alice Jones, a former nanny, became the first black woman to be listed in the Social Register when she married Leonard Rhinelander in 1924. As they found themselves thrust into the glare of public scrutiny, their annulment trial raised questions about race and identity that continue to haunt us today. 40 illustrations.
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A modern-day Cinderella defends her fairy-tale marriage in a scandal that rocks jazz-age America. Alice Jones, a former nanny, became the first black woman to be listed in the Social Register when she married Leonard Rhinelander in 1924. As they found themselves thrust into the glare of public scrutiny, their annulment trial raised questions about race and identity that continue to haunt us today. 40 illustrations.
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