Yea, I want to say it was in my highschool history textbook.
But they are stripping our textbooks nowadays of any reference to slavery, which would include the one-drop rule. Prepare to see more "Why do black people feel oppressed?" threads incoming all over the internet if this continues.
Thanks Texas.
I like how people still think being black just gives you a free ride to college.
That's because who have stories like the white girl suing a college because 10 black people with the same grades she had while she didn't, completely overlooking the fact that 400+ white people got in with the same grades while she didn't too, but those who got in all did extracurricular while she didn't, but the news story focuses only on "OMG black people are getting into college over pretty white girl!"
...and then the sheltered of the internet run with it.