Our immigration issues are hardly a new phenomenon…
These are from the 1800s, with the Irish and Italians but especially the Chinese as popular targets (leading to the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, which wasn’t repealed until 1943).
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@bijouxbroussard Really?? I did not know that. I wonder how many had at least some African genetics in them?? I guess the one drop rule didn't apply if they did. Has anyone ever tried to figure that out??
@sarabee1995 Before DNA testing was available there was no way to know (in spite of the term) if one literally had a drop of black blood. Often it was a matter of knowing the person’s family; a black grandparent or great-grandparent. There has been speculation about Abraham Lincoln having had Melungeon roots, but it was never proven. They could possibly test actor Tom Hanks—he’s actually a descendant of the family of Lincoln’s mother, Nancy Hanks.
