hypodescent

• Because many are under the impression that racial divisions are as distinct, "natural," and easily conceptualized as differences in species, rules like hypodescent dictate the manner in which many researchers approach populations, thus further perpetuating a misguided perception of humans. —  Progressive U - The new media voice for students
• Slide 11: One drop rule / hypodescent • Anyone with any amount of black blood is considered black • Aided chattel slavery (reproduction of more slaves), Jim Crow —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
• Slide 12: 1896, Plessy v. Ferguson • Homer Plessy (an "octoroon" could not ride in white railway car) • Separate but equal • One drop rule of hypodescent • Ratification of spatial segregation  legal enforcement of Jim Crow laws 12 —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
• The study highlights the legacy of hypodescent in racial categorization in the U.S. —  One Thousand Reasons
• According to hypodescent, a child of mixed-race ancestry is assigned to the race of what society considers the socially subordinate parent. —  One Thousand Reasons

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