a mulatto is legally considered to be an individual with mixed black and white heritage However, some individuals who were designated mulattos may have a slightly more mixed parentage, perhaps including Native American blood
Term used in the 1850-1890, 1910, and 1920 censuses with varying definitions, but usually referring to a person who had some "black" or "negro" blood
mulattos a word for someone with one black parent and one white parent, which is now usually considered offensive mixed race mixed
The offspring of a negress by a white man, or of a white woman by a negro, usually of a brownish yellow complexion