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Gen Z and Millennials Understanding the Impact of African American DNA and the One Drop Rule

Gen Z and Millennials Understanding the Impact of African American DNA and the One Drop Rule

One possible explanation is that mixed race Gen Z and Millennials African American identify as black because of the historical and legal legacy of the “one-drop rule” in the U.S., which classified anyone with any African ancestry as black, regardless of their appearance or other racial or ethnic backgrounds. This rule was used to enforce…