Summary Of Biiracial And Also Black By Martha S. Jones

In the article “Biracial, and also black” by Martha S. Jones, is a magnificent representation of the one-drop rule by F.James Davis. One can make the connection that fairly or unfairly the one-drop rule is enforced on any person if at least one of their parents has an African background. Professor Martha Jones demonstrates how she has a white German mother, and a black father, but her mother is disregarded when people identifies her race. So she is compelled to identify as black. Professor Jones also utters how, although she is perfectly fine with identifying as black, she challenges the concept. Martha Jones suggests that she can be biracial and black, not just black.
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