The One-Drop Rule Helps Explain What About Barack Obama

question 64

Multiple Choice

The one-drop rule helps explain what about Barack Obama?

• A) His blood type confirms his African descent.
• B) Why he was labeled the first black president.
• C) How his racial background is rooted in biology.
• D) Since he has a white mother, he is technically white.

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Appeal to Force

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