A Seat at the Table
When asked about race, what box do you check?
Season 2 Episode 204 | 25m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
When asked about race, what box do you check?
Eight years ago, the U.S. census recorded about nine million people who self-identified as multi-racial. In this episode, find out what the "One Drop" rule means for African- Americans and, you'll meet Richard Lankford, the son of a black man and white women born in a time when such marriages were illegal. He will tell us how he identifies himself.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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A Seat at the Table is a local public television program presented by GPB
A Seat at the Table
When asked about race, what box do you check?
Season 2 Episode 204 | 25m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Eight years ago, the U.S. census recorded about nine million people who self-identified as multi-racial. In this episode, find out what the "One Drop" rule means for African- Americans and, you'll meet Richard Lankford, the son of a black man and white women born in a time when such marriages were illegal. He will tell us how he identifies himself.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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