You may be referring to a group of mixed-race people from Haiti. Because they were lighter skinned, they became somewhat of an elite, although the white minority from France ruled the island. The Mulattoes ultimately joined with free blacks and slaves to rise up against their white rulers and gain independence during the Haitian Revolution. (Back then, the word "mulatto" described someone with one white parent and one black parent.)
Also, the word "mulatto" was commonly used in the English language, although it is no longer used today. In the era of slavery and through the era of segregation, this word referred to someone who was part black and part white; such people were generally classified as "black" under racial laws of that era. Today, "mulatto" is considered inappropriate; people who are mixed-race are generally called "biracial."
"Mulatto" isn't a race; the term was used to denote a person whose ancestry is 1/2 African and 1/2 Caucasian. (Ultimately, of course, all human beings are of African descent; the only difference is how many generations ago our ancestors left Africa.)
In the very racially-segregated American South, a number of related terms were used to denote the proportion of African ancestry to European ancestry. The term "quadroon" denotes a person who is 1/4 black, while an "octoroon" is 1/8th black. These distinctions are more political and sociological than biological, of course.
A mulatto is the child of one white parent and one black parent.
A mulatto is a person with black ancestry and white ancestry, or black and white parents. This term is not in technical use these days, and is found offensive in some cultures, but endearing in others.
A person with a Caucasian and African ancestry was called a Mulatto.
Mulatto.
A ________is a person of mixed European and Native American ancestry Question 3 options: Mestizo Creole Moskito Mulatto
Those with partial African and partial European ancestry are called mulattoes. It is a very offensive term, or used to be in the olden times.
Mulatto or Mulattoes in plural form
people who have mixed European-African ancestries, and who are de-scribed as mulatto
Yes, historically, the term "mulatto" referred to a person of mixed African and European ancestry. However, this term is now considered outdated and potentially offensive, so it is better to use more respectful and accurate terminology such as biracial or mixed-race.
Mulatto denotes a person with one white parent and one black parent or a person who has both black ancestry and white ancestry.
an ethnic group comprised of mixed black and white ancestry
The native Americans and Europeans trace their origin in Asia
People of mixed white and black ancestry are not a distinct culture. The notion that certain races of people all have the same customs is incorrect and shockingly ignorant.