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by SuoDuanDao 1820 days ago
Under US law, 'one drop of blood' is sufficient to count as nonwhite. Might be an outgrowth of puritanism, I'm not sure.
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whoooooo123 1820 days ago
That was only true in some states during Jim Crow. Others had different definitions of "white". In fact it was possible for some "black" people to become "white" just by crossing a state boundary.

Racism is stupid.

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woodruffw 1820 days ago
"One drop" is not and was never federal law in the US[1].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule

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