On Feb 19, 2007, at 1:18 PM, Debra Jackson/Harold Forsythe wrote: > > Plecker was not invincible even in his own time. He was busy > changing birth certificates according to his own racial notions but > was challenged by a few Virginians whom, as I remember it, advised > him that if he altered the birth certificates they were requesting, > they would see him in court. Plecker then backed down. I had also heard that Plecker was visited by more than a few FFV types who were in fact quite proud of their descendancy from Pocahontas. That was when he backed off the absolute purity and did the "more than 1 drop" criteria figuring that over time the arithmetic progression would dilute the Pocahontas ingredient way down. Lyle Browning To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html