Wrong. All 1961 birth certificates would NOT have used the word “black” in that situation. They would have said Negro. Having studied more than a few census and other government records, I can assure you that are not always consistent. It often depends on what term that the attending doctor or nurse who filled it out wants to use. The folks who keep pushing this should either drop this silly crusade or, at the very least, get their facts right.
He is reporting what the Hawaii registrar told him. That person said the terminology for the father’s race would have been black or negro—but not African.
I don’t get how that is inconsistent with your position.
I vote for dropping it.
i’d imagine in ‘61, calling someone “black” would have been an insult
I think that what the registrar said is correct. I’ve commented on this before. The accepted official term at the time was negro, but the word “black” was in the process of replacing it, and it’s possible that it might have been used. “African-American” came along much later, and replaced “black” as the most politically correct term.
In any case, this is a certification of birth, not a birth certificate. If Obama isn’t hiding something, then why doesn’t he tell the Hawaian registrar to RELEASE THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
This is exactly like Kerry’s Form 180. They are both hiding something, or they would release the official documents.
“Negro” was the operative word back in the 1950s through the mid-1960s. Then “Black” replaced “Negro” circa 1967-1968. Now, of course, it’s “African-American”. What it will be next, who knows?
Which always prompts me to ask the question, “If a White man who was born and raised in the Republic of South Africa moved to the US and became naturalized, would he be an “African-American”?
Are there any FReepers born in HI in the early 1960’s that have a BC that looks similar to this? I am not much younger than the big O, and my birth certificate looks nothing like this. This looks way too modern to have come from the 1960’s. I was born in another state, though.
Explain how those two declarations AREN'T contradictory in the context of this discussion?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the first that authorized the Executive Branch to take action to enforce the rights of victims of discrimination.
Until that time there was no need for a standard "racial" reporting classification outside of the US Census.
I really wish folks would bother studying their 1960s history first.