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Many people in the United States have a tri-racial identity that consists of European, African and Native American ancestry.
by Wordwiz1.0 June 12, 2022
1. A person of mixed European, African and sometimes Native American ancestry who appears white and is culturally and legally considered white.
2. The child of a White person and an Octoroon (a person who is 1/8 Black) as well as their descendants.
2. The child of a White person and an Octoroon (a person who is 1/8 Black) as well as their descendants.
Many Redbones are descendants of the Melungeons – an extinct mixed race ethnic group of European, African, and Native American ancestry – who were assimilated into White American society.
by Wordwiz1.0 May 31, 2022