USA Presidential Race

[jon louis mann]

> In the America in which I grew up: Pittsburgh, PA in the 60s and
> 70s, if you had one drop of (N-word) blood in you, you were a 
> (N-word).  Plain and simple. I am not even slightly surprised that 
> there is plenty of that going on even today.
> Dave

back in 1962, when i was in the us navy, there was a fellow, whose
name, by some bizarre coincidence, was james baldwin, who looked very
white to me (hazel eyes, straight brown hair, etc...) was actually an
octaroon.  on his dog tags he was classified as negro, against his
wishes...  i am half hispanic, and also look very white, but i have an
anglo last name, and don't speak spanish, so on my orders, etc. i was
caucasian.  the navy did insist on labeling me as protestant, even
though i declared my self an atheist.
jon