• @[email protected]
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    1210 days ago

    In the Appalachians especially, it became a thing to claim native ancestry to try and hide black ancestors, both as an ancient claim to the place they’re proud to live in and, yes, as some pretty blatant racism.

    • Flying SquidM
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      210 days ago

      Interesting. I had never heard that before.