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How did an individual lineage affect his or her life in American societies?
If the ancestor was a disgrace then that person will look at them as a joke.
What percentage of white british people have a black ancestor?
23%
What is meant by collateral lineage to join the united daughters of the confederacy?
Any woman over the age of sixteen, regardless of race or geographical residence, who is a lineal descendant or blood collateral descendant of a Confederate soldier may join the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Both lineal and collateral ancestors must be blood relations. A collateral ancestor is the brother of the applicant's lineal ancestor, i.e. an uncle of the applicant. The collateral ancestor, like the lineal ancestor, must have served the Confederacy honorably or rendered material aid or civil service to the Confederacy. Cousins or the husband of a blood aunt (great, great, etc. aunt) are not collateral ancestors.
What is the one-drop rule?
Anyone with black ancestor was considered black. Apex: A southern rule based on scientific racism
Who was the first African-American chess grandmaster?
Jamaican-born African-American Maurice Ashley became a grandmaster in 1999, and was the first (and is still the only) African-American to ever become a grandmaster. A link can be found below.
