Why is it that many biracial people identify as black?
We had this debate in a cultural anthropology class in college. It was about a few years ago, so I had to do a little research. “By the early 20th century, this notion of invisible blackness was made statutory in many states and widely adopted nationwide.4 In contrast, Amerindians continue to be defined by a certain percentage of “Indian blood” (called blood quantum), due in large part to American slavery ethics. Finally, to be White one had to have perceived “pure” White ancestry.” _____ So basically what I, personally, got from that is that it could be a family history kind of thing; an outdated tradition. I’m more than 1/16th Native American (Cherokee) but when I fill out the Census or an application, I just say I’m classified as “White” (the rest of my ethnicity includes Irish and French) even though I often get mistaken for being Hispanic. Applications should really take that question off the board because it’s hard to identify any person by one thing. No one should fill that ques
