Listen to the recording two or three times and then think over the following questions:

1. What happened more than 50 years ago when Juanita Brooks once applied for a job?
2. What is the so-called "one-drop" rule?
3. What changes enabled Juanita Brooks to claim to be both black and white?
4. Is the story related to the theme of this unit -- the multicultural society? How?

The following words in the recording may be new to you:

biracial a. 两个种族的
complexion n. 肤色
census n. 人口普查
lineage n. 家系
ascertainable a. 可确定的