In the remote Ohio town of East Jackson, which sits in the Appalachian foothills, residents have for decades identified as black – despite the fact they appear white. Tom Silverstone and Francisco Navas visit a place where residents’ racial lines have been blurred to invisibility
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They are mixed race mostly White and some Black.
This woman is so ignorant.
I’m so lost 😂these people are mixed and it’s ok
😉Most “White people” are not as White as they think they are.
This is reverse uncle ruckus stuff
This is like a chapelle skit
A whole lot of white people claiming to be black is wild
Wow
can they say the n words?
As crazy as it sounds, Bill Clinton once mentioned that 99% of people all half and half of the same color after he left the Whitehouse.
This is such an interesting and very unique experience that I’m sure many mixed race people faced after slavery. The whole concept of race was just a segregate people, and I totally understand where the woman is coming from and why she identifies the way she does and is pushing for her kids as well. I truly cannot make a judgment on this, but it’s a very emblematic documentary about race relations in the US
I remember growing up in a mining town in Western Australia in the 90s, and there was a guy at school who was white skinned, blue eyes, and hair so white you would swear he was albino. Not only did he identify as black (Australian Aboriginal), but he had very deep cultural roots with the local Elders. He was raised black and he was proud of being black (and given what a racist pit that town was then and now, that says something about the importance of family for him).
"I'll wait it out."
Listen to big black white momma! She's right 👍
Leprosy according to BHI 😂
Half Turk? Huh…
The daughter in the pink shirt has common sense, bless her
This woman has a whole lotta soullllll!!!!!!
At first glance of the thumbnail, I thought it was Tim Walz lol😂
5:30 her mom really said "don't let anyone decide your racial identity for you… except me!"
Amazing history