Living in the United States in the early 20th century, a white family's ancestry included a mix of European and African American ancestors. As such, according to the U.S. Census in the 1930s, this family was considered Black due to ______.

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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 in the 20th century. It stated that any person with even one ancestor of sub-Saharan African ancestry ("one drop" of black blood) is considered black. This rule became a way of maintaining racial segregation and the binary classification of people into either "white" or "black," especially in the context of the Jim Crow laws.

Living in the United States in the Early 20th Century