EMERGENCE OF USA
POLITICAL EFFECTS OF THE REVOLUTION
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Mulattoes
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Mestizos
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Creoles
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Affranchis
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Detailed explanation-1: -Etymology. Borrowed from Portuguese or Spanish mulato (“of mixed breed, young mule”), from mulo (“mule”), from Latin mūlus (“mule”). Perhaps an allusion to the hybrid origin of mules.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mulatto (/mjuːˈlætoʊ/, /məˈlɑːtoʊ/) is a racial classification to refer to people of mixed African and European ancestry. Its use is considered outdated and offensive in several languages, including English and Dutch, whereas in languages such as Spanish and Portuguese is not, and can even be a source of pride.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mulatto: Historically this term is meant to describe someone of mixed African and European ancestry.
Detailed explanation-4: -President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free."