Just found out Im 1/8 black. My GranDad though my GranMa was part Indian should I say something?

may interesting you, don't see why feel need tell grandfather--after all, knew grandmother lot better did. point? "hey, grandad, thought grandma part indian, part black!"

classification result of racists needing put category, , these classifications subjective , arbitrary. mulatto can have several meanings:

mulattos may admixture of native american, south american native , african americans[3] according henings statutes of virginia 1705, reads follows: "and clearing manner of doubts hereafter may happen arise upon construction of act, or other act, shall accounted mulatto, enacted , declared, , hereby enacted , declared, child of indigenous , child, grand child, or great grand child, of ***** shall deemed, accounted, held , taken mulatto."[4] in colonial latin america, mulato denote individual of mixed african , native american ancestry.[5] however, today mixtures of indigenous peoples of americas , black africans called zambos while mixtures of african american , native american called black indians , solely classified or identify african american.[3] further complicate matters, in american history term mulatto seen regarding native american , european mixed offspring, , tribes of indians of inocoplo family referred mulato well.

i researching family tree, , there no info on late grandmother. searched louisiana records under c colored mulatto , found info. im not sure if grandfather knew. im wondering should something. not racist or dont know how take it.

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