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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2020 05:53:25 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule [wikipedia]
#One-drop_rule
Looking at the states that had this law, I was surprised to find #Nebraska ( #NE ) and #Indiana ( #IN ). #Missouri ( #MO ) was not a surprise, because they had been a slave state.-
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2020 06:43:18 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} @dwaltiz Yes, indeed.
I once read about a guy in South Carolina who went around exposing people who fell under that rule. -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2020 17:48:34 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} @dwaltiz It was only in effect from around 1912 to 1967, but if DNA testing had been around back then, a whole lot of Southern good ole boys would have had to use “colored” water fountains and restrooms.
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