If you were a person of mixed race in the early-twentieth-century American South, into what racial category would you be placed?
A) The darkness of your skin color would determine your racial classification.
B) Your father's race would determine your racial classification
C) Your mother's race would determine your racial classification.
D) You would be considered colored or black.

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During the early-twentieth-century American South, the "one-drop rule" was informally and legally adopted in many areas. This meant that any person with even one ancestor of African descent was considered black or colored, regardless of actual skin color or other racial heritage. This rule did not typically consider the race of the parent (mother or father) or the darkness of one's skin color as the primary determinant for racial classification.

If You Were a Person of Mixed Race in the Early-Twentieth-Century