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Cause and effect of 'partus sequitur ventrem'.
Cause: Legal codification. Effect: Hereditary slavery, commodification of women.
Cause and effect of the 'one-drop rule'.
Cause: Maintaining racial hierarchy. Effect: Limited multiracial identities.
Cause and effect of laws defining racial categories.
Cause: Justifying oppression. Effect: Reinforcement of racial hierarchies.
What was the significance of the 1662 Virginia law?
Codified 'partus sequitur ventrem', making slavery hereditary via the mother.
What was the impact of 'Partus Sequitur Ventrem'?
Perpetuated hereditary slavery, commodified enslaved women's reproduction.
What was the purpose of the 'Am I Not a Woman' image?
Abolitionist image challenging the dehumanization of enslaved Black women.
Compare biological race vs. social construct of race.
Biological race: flawed, lacks scientific basis. Social construct: created by society to maintain power.
Compare phenotype and ancestry.
Phenotype: physical traits, not always accurate ancestry. Ancestry: genetic heritage.
Compare hypodescent and the one-drop rule.
Hypodescent: assigns to subordinate parent's race. One-drop: any African ancestry = Black.