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MARIAN L .<br />
THOMAS<br />
NEW BOOK POISED TO SPARK<br />
FRESH DEBATE ON CELEBRITIES'<br />
VIEWS ON ONE DROP RULE<br />
"I Believe In Butterflies"<br />
A new book<br />
written by Award<br />
Winning Author,<br />
Marian Thomas,<br />
will no doubt spark<br />
fresh debates on<br />
the one drop rule<br />
when it launches<br />
on May 21.<br />
The book, I Believe In Butterflies, is a fictional story that<br />
follows three women as they navigate life’s often rocky<br />
terrain in search of hope, courage, and love. One of the<br />
main characters, Lorraine—has lived twenty-three<br />
years believing that she is a white woman. When she<br />
discovers that her long-held belief is nothing more<br />
than a fallacy, all she has held dear is shattered.<br />
"At the heart of Lorraine's story, lies the foundation of what<br />
the one drop rule represents—social classification,"<br />
Thomas stated.<br />
The one-drop rule is a historical term for the social<br />
classification of individuals with black ancestry. It dates<br />
back to 1624 but was coded into law in 1924. Some<br />
celebrities including Halle Berry accept the one drop<br />
rule. The actress cited the one drop rule, when the<br />
question arose about whether her daughter with her<br />
ex-partner, Gabriel Aubry (French-Canadian) was<br />
white or black. In an interview with Ebony magazine,<br />
Berry stated, "I feel she's black. I'm black and I'm her<br />
mother, and I believe in the one-drop theory."<br />
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