At the end of the nineteenth century, the U.S. Census Bureau added the categories of "Octoroon" (one-eighth Black) and "Quadroon" (one-fourth Black) because of the growing concern with White racial purity.

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The U.S. Census Bureau introduced the categories "Octoroon" and "Quadroon" in the 1890 census, reflecting societal concerns about racial purity and the classification of mixed-race individuals during that period.

At the End of the Nineteenth Century, the U