The labeling of President Obama as black even though his mother was white can be explained by the same reasoning used to justify __________.

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The one-drop rule is the societal convention that any person with even one ancestor of sub-Saharan African ancestry is considered black. This rule was used to justify labeling President Obama as black, even though his mother was white.

The Labeling of President Obama as Black Even Though His