{"product_id":"one-drop","title":"One Drop","description":"\u003cb\u003eChallenges narrow perceptions of Blackness as both an identity and lived reality to understand the diversity of what it means to be Black in the US and around the world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat exactly is Blackness and what does it mean to be Black \u003cbr\u003eIs Blackness a matter of biology or consciousness \u003cbr\u003eWho determines who is Black and who is not \u003cbr\u003eWho s Black, who s not, and who cares \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the United States, a Black person has come to be defined as any person with any known Black ancestry. Statutorily referred to as  the rule of hypodescent,  this definition of Blackness is more popularly known as the  one-drop rule,  meaning that a person with any trace of Black ancestry, however small or (in)visible, cannot be considered White. A method of social order that began almost immediately after the arrival of enslaved Africans in America, by 1910 it was the law in almost all southern states. At a time when the one-drop rule functioned to protect and preserve White racial purity, Blackness was both a matter of biology and the law. One was either Black or White. Period. Has the social and political landscape changed one hundred years later \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Drop\u003c\/i\u003e explores the extent to which historical definitions of race continue to shape contemporary racial identities and lived experiences of racial difference. Featuring the perspectives of 60 contributors representing 25 countries and combining candid narratives with striking portraiture, this book provides living testimony to the diversity of Blackness. Although contributors use varying terms to self-identify, they all see themselves as part of the larger racial, cultural, and social group generally referred to as Black. They have all had their identity called into question simply because they do not fit neatly into the stereotypical  Black box  dark skin,  kinky  hair, broad nose, full lips, etc. Most have been asked  What are you   or the more politically correct  Where are you from   throughout their lives. It is through contributors  lived experiences with and lived imaginings of Black identity that we can visualize multiple possibilities for Blackness.","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":54261959786834,"sku":"9780807013212","price":22.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_93a8b1c5-8393-440b-b965-42f8f89b8693.jpg?v=1786715751","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/one-drop","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}