Since the nineteenth century, there has been a tendency in the United States to classify offspring of racially mixed couples as belonging to the race of the parent with the lowest racial status. What is this called?

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The hypodescent concept, also known as the "one-drop rule," has been used to classify racially mixed individuals in the United States as belonging to the race of the parent with the lowest racial status. This was particularly prevalent during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and has had lasting impacts on issues of race and identity in the country.

Since the Nineteenth Century, There Has Been a Tendency in the United