Black People : "One-Drop Rule" - Look White/Identify as Black

cherryblossom

Well-Known Member
REGISTERED MEMBER
Feb 28, 2009
19,373
5,583
Pike County, Ohio: As Black as We Wish to Be

BY STATE OF THE RE:UNION

Screen-shot-2012-11-26-at-9.15.45-AM.png


In this episode Al Letson and guest producer Lu Olkowski visit a tiny town in the Appalachian foothills of Ohio where, for a century, residents have shared the common bond of identifying as African-American despite the fact that they look white. Racial lines have been blurred to invisibility, and people inside the same family can vehemently disagree about whether they are black or white. It can be tense and confusing. As a result, everyone’s choosing: Am I black? Am I mixed race? Or, am I white?

For more information on “As Black As We Wish to Be” visit our episode page for photos, links and music information.

RECORDED INTERVIEWS HERE: http://stateofthereunion.com/pike-county-ohio
 
http://stateofthereunion.com/home/season-3/pike-county-oh

Pike County, OH – As Black as We Wish to Be

In this episode Al Letson and guest producer Lu Olkowski visit a tiny town in the Appalachian foothills of Ohio where, for a century, residents have shared the common bond of identifying as African-American despite the fact that they look white. Racial lines have been blurred to invisibility, and people inside the same family can vehemently disagree about whether they are black or white. It can be tense and confusing. As a result, everyone’s choosing: Am I black? Am I mixed race? Or, am I white? Adding to the confusion, there’s a movement afoot to recognize their Native-American heritage.

LISTEN HERE: http://stateofthereunion.com/home/season-3/pike-county-oh
 
Some of these families trace their oral family history to one of the children of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson.

And no matter how they have inter-married through the years, no matter how "white-looking" they are, they still self-identify as Black.

It has divided one family in particular and this community as a whole on race/color lines.

Interesting interviews to hear from people who identify as Black in White skin.

IMO, this is the epitome of the "One-Drop Rule."
 
I listened to this through another website about a week ago. Very interesting but although I hate the way the one sister treated the other in high school, I tend to agree with her assessment that she is a white person with some black ancestry rather than a "black person".
 

Donate

Support destee.com, the oldest, most respectful, online black community in the world - PayPal or CashApp

Latest profile posts

HODEE wrote on Etophil's profile.
Welcome to Destee
@Etophil
Destee wrote on SleezyBigSlim's profile.
Hi @SleezyBigSlim ... Welcome Welcome Welcome ... :flowers: ... please make yourself at home ... :swings:
Back
Top