In the novel the human stain by philip roth, a professor at a college in the northeast is forced into early retirement after he is accused of racism. the charge turns out to be ironic when the reader learns that the professor has a secret. the professor was born to african american parents and has been covering up his heritage and living as a white man his whole adult life. of what is this an

Passing

Explanation:

The novel was an example of racial passing, which is something that occurs when an individual who belongs to a racial group is seen to be a member of another racial group which is not their own. Most African-American people were passed as white due to the copulation between white plantation owners and slave women.

where is the

answer; regard the action of other people negatively;