One Drop
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One drop may refer to:
- One Drop FoundationOne Drop FoundationThe ONE DROP Foundation—an initiative of Guy Laliberté, Founder of Cirque du Soleil®—is a non-governmental organization established on October 29, 2007, in Montreal, Canada...
, a non-profit organization that advocates for equal access to water - One drop rhythmOne drop rhythmOne drop rhythm is a drumset playing style of reggae, popularized by Carlton Barrett, long-time drummer of Bob Marley and the Wailers, created by Winston Grennan, in which the backbeat is characterized by the dominant snare drum stroke and bass drum both sounding on the third beat of every measure...
, a rhythmic pattern used in reggae music and related styles - One-drop ruleOne-drop ruleThe one-drop rule is a historical colloquial term in the United States for the social classification as black of individuals with any African ancestry; meaning any person with "one drop of black blood" was considered black...
, a law in the antebellum South that stated that a person with any African ancestry was considered black