Jesus being dragged to the Cross by more dark-skinned people, while, mixed into the watching mob, other, lighter-skinned people fought helplessly to save him.

They dominated the lighter-skinned people of the north.

"Galul was settled by your lighter-skinned people," Genevieve said.

Even in lighter-skinned people, phenol peels-or any type of deep resurfacing-may bleach the skin.

They said darker skin might subject individuals to more discrimination and stress than was suffered by lighter-skinned people.

Local law, however, required that darker-skinned and lighter-skinned people not socialize publicly.

They are more often seen in the summer, especially among lighter-skinned people and people with light or red hair.

This is especially important because people who freckle easily (for example, lighter-skinned people) are more likely to develop skin cancer.

Meanwhile, Ms. Njeri writes, the "preferences accorded lighter-skinned people in this society are the source of a deep, continuing resentment."

I've also seen the flip side of it, where lighter-skinned people have been made to feel bad simply for being light.