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ELI5: Why are biracial black-and-white people referred to as black but never as white in America?
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The US Census and laws played a huge part in this. The so-called "One-Drop Rule" made it to where legally, if an individual had a drop of black blood in them, they were considered black. This was clearly a tool used to disfranchise people of color. This is an interesting policy to juxtapose with laws regarding status as a Native American. One typically has to prove a larger percentage of racial ancestry in order to be considered Native, and therefore again, making it harder to receive the benefits deserved by these populations.