[SaxxonWoods]

If African was not used during 1961 to denote race n Hawaiian birth documents, that should be very easy to prove. A black/negro/person of color volunteer or two is all that is required.

I'm surprised some serious researchers haven't completed this task by now.

Me, I just kibitz, I got nothing.

[Red Steel]

If African was not used during 1961 to denote race n Hawaiian birth documents, that should be very easy to prove. A black/negro/person of color volunteer or two is all that is required.

It has been covered. For Vital Statistic reporting in 1961, the regulation stipulates the races cited below:

As it says again,

"Births in the United States in 1961 are classified for vital statistics into white, Negro, American Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Aleut, Eskimo, Hawaiian, and Part-Hawaiian (combined),and "other nonwhite." "

[TommyDale]

It was “Negro” in 1961. But again, this document was revised in November, 2001 and not even issued until June 6, 2007. I am merely pointing out the inconsistencies. I know it is a fake, and Snopes themselves were duped. Yet the media accepts this as fact.