My, how the tables have turned. From the days of Democrat Andrew Jackson relocating the Cherokee people of George and American southeast, a former Democrat presidential appointment is proud of her 1/32nd Cherokee heritage; so proud she hoped to use it to be invited to luncheons!
Further signs of the times is the "one drop rule." Democrats prevented free slaves from voting and other undesirable races from participating in government. Even white people were tainted by genealogical lineage that could be traced to Africans.2
From The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture:3
In 1911, Arkansas passed Act 320 (House Bill 79), also known as the “one-drop rule.” This law had two goals: it made interracial “cohabitation” a felony, and it defined as “Negro” anyone “who has...any negro blood whatever,” thus relegating to second-class citizenship anyone accused of having any African ancestry. Although the law had features unique to Arkansas, it largely reflected nationwide trends.Progressive eugenicists sterilized those deemed disabled by "one drop."
On the other hand, perhaps she racially profiled herself?
Links:
1. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57427355-503544/warren-explains-minority-listing-talks-of-grandfathers-high-cheekbones/2. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/jefferson/mixed/onedrop.html
3. http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=5365
