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In reply to the discussion: Warren listed race as 'American Indian' on Texas bar registration [View all]zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)1974. I was registering for 9th grade. On the form was a racial background box.
Choices were:
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other (List)
Being 14 and a bit on the snarky side, I checked "other" and wrote in "Irish".
Fast forward to when I'm 18 and applying for colleges. I start getting all of these information cards from the colleges to which I applied. Various on campus organizations that offer tours and orientations. One of them was the African American Student Committee. I didn't think much of it because often various student social like organizations ran these things. I couldn't make the first one and asked if there were more. They called my house and my mother explained what was going on, and then she said;
"By the way, my child isn't black.". There was a pregnant pause and then an "no? Really?"
I talked with my high school guidance counselor who looked up my records. Way back in 9th grade, someone had taken my 9th grade registration and crossed out "other" and replaced it with black.