Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Strong Black Identity in a White-Looking Town

Strong Black Identity in a White-Looking Town


Strong Black Identity in a White-Looking Town

 
A resident of Pike County, Ohio, who identifies as black (State of the Reunion)
Strong black identity in a white-looking town:NPR's State of the Reunion visited a tiny town in the Appalachian foothills of Ohio, where, for the past 100 years, residents have identified as African-American despite the fact that many would say they appear to be white. One reporter who spoke to residents calls it "the one-drop rule taken to the absolute extreme." Listen to their curious, historically rich and uniquely American story.

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