Posted on 04/27/2011 8:13:52 AM PDT by EricaD
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I raise this question because the long-form Certificate of Live Birth released by the White House today describes Obama Sr.'s race as "African." That word is common in today's usage, but because political correctness has renamed many cultural groups over time, was that the designation used for all black babies born at Kapiolani Hospital in the 1960s? Perhaps someone will release their birth certificate from that time as a comparison. In the meantime, I'm still searching for an answer.
Click to enlarge Interestingly, in the September 1968 issue of Ebony Magazine, on page 27, there is an article titled "The Negro In Hawaii". Throughout the article, the author never uses the term African, just "Negro." The article offers a balanced debate about the pros and cons of being a "Negro" in paradise. If black people of the 1960s era referred to themselves as "Negro," did the hospitals record the births of black babies as "Negro?"
Here's an excerpt from the article:
The interviewer asked how they would feel about having a Negro as a co-worker. The answer was unanimous: no problem. When asked how they would feel about a Negro as their immediate supervisor, again the answer was unanimous: no problem.
How they would feel if a Negro bought the house next door? A few had doubts, but again the majority fully accepted the possibility.
But then came the question: how would they feel if their daughter dated a Negro . . . or if she married a Negro. Suddenly the picture changed: the great majority drew the line here. They said, in effect, no dice.
How would they characterize Hawaii's attitude toward the Negro? Prejudiced, unprejudiced or partly prejudiced? They stated unanimously: partly prejudiced.
"People want equality for the Negro," said one, "so long as it doesn't affect them personally."
One local Caucasian believed that Hawaii tolerates the Negro because of the small number living here, but that the state still does not accept them.
So, if the state didn't accept black people, would it be reasonable to think that they probably listed a black child's race on a birth certificate as "Negro," rather than African?
What do you think?
UKC Passport. Obama, Sr. was BRITISH
I cannot imagine the British (in the 60’s) permitting the use of the word “African” to describe the race of white people born in Africa.
They damn sure weren’t known as African-Americans.That term didn’t arrive until much later in the 1970’s if I’m correct.
“...the question now is why did he spend millions of dollars trying not to release it?”
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To make birthers look like the crazy conspiracy theorists they are?
It’s “the economy, stupid”
- JP
“...the question now is why did he spend millions of dollars trying not to release it?”
______________
To make birthers look like the crazy conspiracy theorists they are?
It’s “the economy, stupid”
- JP
it’s very possible that when the parents filled out the information sheet, that they put African. And the staff who probably had very little experience with biracial children... just copied what was written.
I believe the embossed seal concern can be answered according to the date of issue, 1966 v. 2011.
Currently acceptable forms of certification include a stamped, multi-colored seal (signature stamp).
That said, the “new” COLB released by the WH shows a grayscale (B&W) seal. That may be explained due to it being a photocopy onto safety paper. Which means that the seal was on the security paper -underneath- prior to the photocopy of the “log-book” COLB.
Truth is.. ALL black people most africans and most mulatto’s ...ARE... Negros.. but mulatto’s can identify as one race or the other..
Hawaii had almost a million people at that time and is the home of multiple military bases. Barack Sr. was not the only black man in the State of Hawaii in 1961.
I stand corrected. The source I consulted said Obama Sr. was the only African black (as opposed to American blacks) on the Island at that time.
According to the Hawaiian Journal of History there were almost 5,000 blacks in Hawaii in 1960 nearly all of them being from the US and connected to the US military
1960: Blacks - 4,943 Total population - 632,772
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