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> The greatest Russian writer ever was black, Alexander Pushkin. Wiki says his great grandfather was black. I am not sure how you jumped to the conclusion that
by sumedh 4y ago
> The greatest Russian writer ever was black, Alexander Pushkin.
Wiki says his great grandfather was black. I am not sure how you jumped to the conclusion that Pushkin was black.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Pushkin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Pushkin
- badpun 4y agoIsn't that the distinction used by at least some people in US - you're black if you had any black ancestors (at least in traced history)?
- jwilk 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule
- stjohnswarts 4y agoNot for 60 years or more. That's part of old slave laws and not popular with modern America except with the KKK crowd