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Title: Colorism Before and After the One Drop Rule
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2023
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Abstract: The ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson changed the United States from a color-focused society to a race- focused society and stripped the privileged formal status from mulattos. Black identity was flattened to what we know today: a collective identity with rampant color stratification. While research on colorism has expanded, we need to understand how contemporary colorism evolved from the systems of the past. I use Census microdata from 1870 and 1920 and regression analysis to examine colorism before and after the one-drop-rule. I reveal that colorism worsened after the one- drop-rule, and mulattos tried even harder to preserve their distinct identity.
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Authors: Reece, Robert L
Periodical (Full): Research in Human Development
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Volume: 20
Pages: 1-20
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Methodology and Data Collection, Race and Ethnicity
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