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'''Mulatto''' (also '''Mulato'''; [[Haitian Creole]]: ''milat'') is a term of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin describing the offspring of African and European ancestry. While mulattos, during French colonialism in [[Saint-Domingue]], had a lower social status than the white colonialists and considerably less rights, many were slave holders and and have held power in post revolutionary [[Haiti]] to this day. By some estimates mulattos are currently five percent of Haiti's total population. | '''Mulatto''' (also '''Mulato'''; [[Haitian Creole]]: ''milat'') is a term of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin describing the offspring of African and European ancestry. While mulattos, during French colonialism in [[Saint-Domingue]], had a lower social status than the white colonialists and considerably less rights, many were slave holders and and have held power in post revolutionary [[Haiti]] to this day. By some estimates mulattos are currently five percent of Haiti's total population. | ||
| − | '''Note:''' the plural of mulatto is either ''mulattoes'' or ''mulattos''. | + | '''Note:''' the plural of mulatto is either ''mulattoes'' or ''mulattos''. (American Heritage Dictionary) |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
* Mulatto. (2005, December 4). Wikipedia, ''The Free Encyclopedia''. Retrieved 16:27, December 5, 2005 from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mulatto&oldid=30063878. | * Mulatto. (2005, December 4). Wikipedia, ''The Free Encyclopedia''. Retrieved 16:27, December 5, 2005 from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mulatto&oldid=30063878. | ||
| + | *"mulatto." ''The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.'' Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 13 Dec. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/mulatto | ||
[[Category: Glossary]] | [[Category: Glossary]] | ||
[[Category: Race]] | [[Category: Race]] | ||
Revision as of 04:20, 13 December 2005
Mulatto (also Mulato; Haitian Creole: milat) is a term of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin describing the offspring of African and European ancestry. While mulattos, during French colonialism in Saint-Domingue, had a lower social status than the white colonialists and considerably less rights, many were slave holders and and have held power in post revolutionary Haiti to this day. By some estimates mulattos are currently five percent of Haiti's total population.
Note: the plural of mulatto is either mulattoes or mulattos. (American Heritage Dictionary)
See also
- Affranchis
- History of the Disasters in Saint-Domingue - Account of the start of the Haitian Revolution, mentions the involvement of mulattos.
- Category:Mulattoes
Reference
- Mulatto. (2005, December 4). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16:27, December 5, 2005 from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mulatto&oldid=30063878.
- "mulatto." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 13 Dec. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/mulatto
