Paper genocide is the systematic erasure of indigenous peoples through legal classification rather than physical extermination. Learn how laws like the Racial Integrity Act of 1924 obscured the true lineage of aboriginal North Americans by reclassifying them as 'Black,' 'Negro,' or 'Colored.'

The Racial Integrity Act of 1924 was Virginia's tool to legally erase indigenous identity from public record. This article traces how the Act dismantled tribal recognition and the legacy of that erasure today.