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Hershel V. Cashin
Herschel Vivian Cashin was an American lawyer, state legislator, and public official in the United States. He was born in the state in Georgia to a white Irish father and a free "mulatto" woman. He was educated in Philadelphia by Octavius Catto at the Institute for Colored Youth, but returned to the south to serve in the Alabama House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era. Charles Spencer Smith, his colleague in the Alabama House, described him as a friend. Theodore Roosevelt nominated him to be Receiver of Public Monies in Huntsville, Alabama. He was the lead author of ''Under Fire With the Tenth Cavalry'' about "the Negro's Participation in Wars of the United States" and the Spanish-American War in particular. Several of his descendants were active in civil rights advocacy including grandson John L. Cashin Jr. And great-granddaughter Sheryll Cashin. References Members of the Alabama House of Representatives American lawyers {{Alabama-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulatto
(, ) is a racial classification to refer to people of mixed African and European ancestry. Its use is considered outdated and offensive in several languages, including English and Dutch, whereas in languages such as Spanish and Portuguese is not, and can even be a source of pride. A () is a female ''mulatto''. Etymology The English term and spelling ''mulatto'' is derived from the Spanish and Portuguese . It was a common term in the Southeastern United States during the era of slavery. Some sources suggest that it may derive from the Portuguese word (from the Latin ), meaning ' mule', the hybrid offspring of a horse and a donkey. The Real Academia Española traces its origin to in the sense of hybridity; originally used to refer to any mixed race person. The term is now generally considered outdated and offensive in non-Spanish and non-Portuguese speaking countries, and was considered offensive even in the 19th century. Jack D. Forbes suggests it originated in the Arabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
