“Blood always tells” - some racist jackass whose own family tree resembles a wreath, who probably suffers from a dozen hereditary afflictions themselves. But no, it’s melanin that’s the real measurement of genetic superiority!
Realistically, any White American whose family was here before 1800 almost certainly had some slave ancestors. Thomas Jefferson’s slave concubine, Sally Hemmings, was almost .certainly the daughter or granddaughter of Jefferson’s father-in-law. It was a big scandal when one of Sally’s descendants escaped and passed as White.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule
Back in the day, someone with one Black ancestor and 63 white g’g’grandparents was a slave.
“Blood always tells” - some racist jackass whose own family tree resembles a wreath, who probably suffers from a dozen hereditary afflictions themselves. But no, it’s melanin that’s the real measurement of genetic superiority!
Realistically, any White American whose family was here before 1800 almost certainly had some slave ancestors. Thomas Jefferson’s slave concubine, Sally Hemmings, was almost .certainly the daughter or granddaughter of Jefferson’s father-in-law. It was a big scandal when one of Sally’s descendants escaped and passed as White.
edited for clarity.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I suspect you mean the daughter or granddaughter of his father-in-law?
I’ll edit. Thank you
“Resembles a wreath” is a good line, very festive