The one-drop rule was designed to prevent:

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The one-drop rule was a social and legal principle of racial classification that was historically prominent in the United States. It stated that any person with even one ancestor of sub-Saharan African ancestry ("one drop" of black blood) is considered black. This rule was used to enforce racial segregation and to prevent intermarriage between races, particularly between black people and white people, by classifying people with any African ancestry as black.

The One-Drop Rule Was Designed to Prevent