Thanks to everyone for all the input! Very interesting discussion! I had
heard of the Asian term and assumed this referred to that description. I
didn't know that the term could also apply to other mixed races.
Donna Cagle Heck
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From: <ecagle1(a)bellsouth.net>
To: <CAGLE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 6:29 AM
Subject: Re: [CAGLE] Yellow as Description of Race
I agree with Dana, for the time frame and location, this would be the
accepted terminology for mixed ancestry of the nature described. When you
get into the Louisana area the term "quadroon" was often applied. Since we
have no control over our ancestry, this should not be considered a
derogatory term but one that lends itself more to actual descriptive
information. Earl L. Cagle, Sr.
>
> From: Dana Meara <mcmeara(a)sbcglobal.net>
> Date: 2004/08/22 Sun PM 10:55:42 EDT
> To: CAGLE-L(a)rootsweb.com
> Subject: [CAGLE] Yellow as Description of Race
>
> I believe in the time period of the marriages listed "yellow" might
refer to mulatto. This Spanish and Portuguese term was first used in the
America Colonies to denote a person who was half African and half European
but came into common usage to mean a person of black descent mixed with
another race.
>
> "Yellow" or "High Yellow" came to mean a light skinned person
with Negro
ancestry. One example is "The Yellow Rose of Texas" who is a
heroine of the
Texas Revolution. There are songs and poems about "yellow" ladies with no
connection to Texas.
>
> Dana
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