Prior to 2010, there was a push within the US Census Bureau to get rid of the term "negro" as a racial identifier choice on all upcoming surveys. At the time, many thought the decision was an obvious formality, but after much debate, the powers that be actually decided to keep it in. The thought process was that rural residents of color in the South might actually still self-identify with the term more than any other choices they may have been given.
Prior to 2010, there was a push within the US Census Bureau to get rid of the term "negro" as a racial identifier choice on all upcoming surveys. At the time, many thought the decision was an obvious formality, but after much debate, the powers that be actually decided to keep it in. The thought process was that rural residents of color in the South might actually still self-identify with the term more than any other choices they may have been given.
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