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What is the so-called ‘One Drop’ rule in the U.S.?

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One drop rule means that if you have a single drop of 'black blood, meaning if any of your ancestors, cousins, and/or parents carried African American genetics, it would make you black. It was a way to segregate the white and black people.

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