A doctor in Maryland in 1810 gave an interesting account of two pregnancies and births he claimed to have witnessed which resulted in twins being born different races. The doctor claims the differences between the skin color and race of the children stems from the fact that they have different fathers. In both cases, the women have sex with both a white man and a black man. In these cases, the children are considered either white, black, or biracial as a result of who their perceived father is. This indicates that race was understood by Victorians to be a result of genetics, particularly who their father was.
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