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and African heritage — is considered, and con- 4
and African heritage—is considered, and con-
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siders herself, black. The one-drop rule is real siders herself, black. The one-drop rule is real
here. Eunice wasn’t allowed on the beaches of
DIFFERENTIA
TION
here. Eunice wasn’t allowed on the beaches of DIFFERENTIATION chapter 4
the Gulf Coast or Lake Pontchartrain until the
the Gulf Coast or Lake Pontchartrain until the
Inquir
early seventies. The state so fiercely neglected
early seventies. The state so fiercely neglected Inquiry y
her education that her grandfather established a As the footnotes attest, paragraph 4 con-
As the footnotes attest, paragraph 4 con-
her education that her grandfather established a
efer
ences with
tains several historical r
community school for black children. Once
community school for black children. Once Other Voices / Jesmyn Ward tains several historical references with
Eunice graduated, after the eighth grade, her which students might be unfamiliar . Y ou
which students might be unfamiliar. You
Eunice graduated, after the eighth grade, her
schooling was done. She worked in her father’s
might have students do brief inter
net
schooling was done. She worked in her father’s might have students do brief internet
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sear
fields, and then as a cleaning woman for the searches for more information about the
fields, and then as a cleaning woman for the
ches for mor
e information about the
white families in their mansions on the coast. Illustration by Rebekka Dunlap, The New Yorker ©Conde Nast history of the one-drop rule, plaç age, mis-
age, mis-
history of the one-dr
op rule, plaç
white families in their mansions on the coast.
cegenation, and, perhaps, the definitions of
On the local TV station, she watched commen-
On the local TV station, she watched commen- cegenation, and, perhaps, the definitions of
tators discuss what it meant to be a proper Cre- racial characteristics of Cr eoles. Ask stu-
racial characteristics of Creoles. Ask stu-
tators discuss what it meant to be a proper Cre-
dents to find definitions of the terms and
ole, women who were darker than her asserting
ole, women who were darker than her asserting dents to find definitions of the terms and
ou
their legal history in the United States. Y
that true Creoles have only Spanish and French their legal history in the United States. You
that true Creoles have only Spanish and French
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could jigsaw the topics and have students
ancestry. Theirs was part of an ongoing attempt could jigsaw the topics and have students
ancestry. Theirs was part of an ongoing attempt
share results.
to write anyone with African or Native American
to write anyone with African or Native American shar e r esults.
heritage out of the region’s history; to erase us This illustration by artist Rebekka Dunlap ran in the
heritage out of the region’s history; to erase us
New Yorker with Ward’s essay when it was originally
from the story of the plantations, the swamps, published. TRM Instructional Strategies
from the story of the plantations, the swamps,
Jigsaw. For advice on conducting an
the bayou; to deny that plaçage, 2 2 What aspects of Ward’s message does this image Jigsaw .
the bayou; to deny that plaçage, those unofficial those unofficial
effective Jigsaw activity, see the Teacher’s
unions, during the time of anti-miscegenation
unions, during the time of anti-miscegenation 3 3 reflect? What claims do you see represented? ef fective Jigsaw activity , see the T eacher’ s
Resource Materials.
laws, between European men and women of
laws, between European men and women of Cite specific details and techniques to support Resour ce Materials.
African heritage had ever taken place. your response.
African heritage had ever taken place.
It’s impossible for most black Americans to 5
It’s impossible for most black Americans to
construct full family trees. Official census others in the Gulf Coast, to be a tangle of CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
construct full family trees. Official census
s in the G
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other
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as
, t
o
records, used by so many genealogy enthusiasts
records, used by so many genealogy enthusiasts African slaves, free men of color, French and
African slaves, free men of color, French and
You might ask students to look at the
to piece together their families’ pasts, don’t
to piece together their families’ pasts, don’t Spanish immigrants, British colonists, Native Y ou might ask students to look at the
Spanish immigrants, British colonists, Native
“tangle” of ancestry W
ar
d imagines in
include our non-European ancestors. Both my Americans — but in what proportion, and what “tangle” of ancestry Ward imagines in
include our non-European ancestors. Both my
Americans—but in what proportion, and what
paragraph 5, and ask them how that
mother’s and my father’s family name is might that proportion tell me about who I paragraph 5, and ask them how that
mother’s and my father’s family name is
might that proportion tell me about who I
might affect her sense of her identity. The
Dedeaux (I bear my paternal grandmother’s last thought I was? might af fect her sense of her identity . The
Dedeaux (I bear my paternal grandmother’s last
thought I was?
question that ends the paragraph marks a
name), and several relatives on my mother’s side I was at a dinner with some professors from question that ends the paragraph marks a
name), and several relatives on my mother’s side
shift in the essay
, and you could take that
have traced their lineage through European Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, when shift in the essay, and you could take that
have traced their lineage through European
ecog-
eaders r
opportunity to discuss how r
Dedeauxs back to France, but building a family
Dedeauxs back to France, but building a family one of them told me about the genetic-testing opportunity to discuss how readers recog-
nize shifts such as these.
tree of people of color is far harder. I always company 23andMe. It cost ninety-nine dollars — nize shifts such as these.
tree of people of color is far harder. I always
understood my ancestry, like that of so many
understood my ancestry, like that of so many that was my first surprise. I imagined that the
price of such a service would be exorbitant, but
1 The belief, used to support racist segregation laws, that “one drop” evidently it wasn’t. You order a kit online, the
of the blood of a Black person in someone’s veins means that they are
Black. — Eds. professor explained, and get it in the mail a week
2 A term describing an extralegal system of unions, similar to or so later, then register it on the company’s Web
common-law marriage, between white European men and Black and
American Indian women in the French and Spanish slave colonies of site, spit into a test tube, seal it, and send it back
North America. It was most prevalent in the 1700s. — Eds. in the provided box. Around six weeks later, you
3 Laws prohibiting interracial marriage. Most of these laws were receive your results. The professor said that his
passed in the late 1800s, but the earliest anti-miscegenation law was
passed in 1691. — Eds. girlfriend had spent hours poring over hers,
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