white person

white person
One of the Caucasian or white race, as distinguished from a person of the yellow, brown, black, or red race. Ozawa v United States, 260 US 178, 67 L Ed 199, 43 S Ct 65. By a very literal construction, one who is white of skin, so that even a dark-skinned Causasian is not within the classification. United States v Bhagat Singh Phind, 261 US 204, 67 L Ed 616, 43 S Ct 338; Wadia v United States (CA2 NY) 101 F2d 7.

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