...says so on the census?
But the census also asks anyone to clarify “White” as being “hispanic/latino” or “non hispanic/latino”.
Many like to pretend they are 100% Castillian Spanish, but those Native features put the lie to that bit of genealogical revisionism.
My point is that his attackers most likely didn't see him as “white” so much as “not black” - and thus worthy of a beat down.