In the 1980s, parents of mixed-race children began to organize and lobby for the addition of a more inclusive term of racial designation that would reflect the heritage of their children. When the U.S. government proposed the addition of the category of "bi-racial" or "multiracial" in 1988, the response from the public was mostly negative. Some African-American organizations, and African-American political leaders, such as Congresswoman Diane Watson and Congressman Augustus Hawkins, were particularly vocal in their rejection of the category, as they feared the loss of political and economic power if African Americans reduced their numbers by self-identification. COUNT 4
QSN1 When did multiracial people start to organize for more inclusive racial identifiers? ANS1 In the 1980s QSN2 What was the response to the idea of identifying people as biracial or multiracial? ANS2 mostly negative QSN3 What could have cause loss of power via the use of the term biracial and multiracial? ANS3 if African Americans reduced their numbers by self-identification QSN4 Who are some of the opponents of biracial and multiracial as identifiers? ANS4 Congresswoman Diane Watson and Congressman Augustus Hawkins