May 1963 - My Skin Is Too White - The terrible curse
May 1963 - My Skin Is Too White - The terrible curse on Ivan Godfrey. Ivan sits unnoticed next to White on White-only bench. Blue-eyed Ivan Vincent Godfrey faces an ordeal every day of his life - because his skin is too light. For 25-year old Ivan, of Fordsburg, Johannesburg, is Coloured and wants to be accepted as Coloured - But few people will believe he's not White. Wherever he goes, people regard Ivan as White -and this almost wrecked his life. For nine years, since he left school, Ivan has been battling to find - and keep jobs. But every time he gets work, a racial busybody brings up the colour of Ivan's skin. Because of his fairness, Ivan has lost or been refused many jobs. Some were good jobs, too. (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA)
