Top 11 Misidentified People of Color
Top 11 Misidentified Persons of Color supposed “White Folks” who are actually not by Skip Pulley I would like to start by stating for the record, without any hesitation or self-consciousness, that there is no such thing as a “white” person. The classification of “white” is a legal distinction created by the colonial assembly of Maryland by passing the anti-miscegenation law of 1681 ; in order to distinguish and elevate Anglo-Saxon/Nordic-European males into an exclusive societal category and a literal class of privilege. Prior to 1681 the word “white” was never used anywhere in a legal or social context to refer to English (Anglo/Saxon) men or women. The law was built on prior legislation from 1664 which prohibited “English or other freeborn” women from marrying negro slaves or free men of color. The law of 1681 was the literal creation of the term “white person”. Keep in mind, there was a very narrow bandwidth for inclusion in this group at this time; For example Irish, Italians, Spa...