Obama's true colors: Black, white ... or neither?

By Jesse Washington
AP National Writer

This relatively thoughtful Associated Press article on how America perceives President-elect Barrack Obama's race is pertinent to the Melungeon experience:

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Note: The article is incorrect in its explanation of where the "one drop rule" came from -- it was the product of early 20th century white supremacists and eugenicists, such as Walter Plecker, not antebellum slave owners -- while its explanation of how "white" genes entered the "black" gene pool is woefully simplistic and incomplete.