I had friends in San Diego of Scottish descent. Red haired, fair skinned, blue eyed Scots. Their son and daughter were born during an extended business trip to South Africa. As children of two American citizens, they are American citizens as well. When they returned to the U.S., the kids thought it might be interesting to participate in some activities with "African Americans". After all, they were born on the African continent. They were rejected. It wasn't really a club for "African Americans". It was a club for people with black skin.
Yeah, heard about things like that.
I am curious, A white South African, whose family lived in South Africa for 3 centuries, is an African-American by definition, yet they are denied that description by the schools, and government agencies.