redbone

noun

1. (US)A dark-red or tan coonhound.
2. (Louisiana, US)An African American with light skin with red undertones.

   “Redbones are commonly supposed to represent a fusion of the Indian, Negro, and white races […]”

   “The store attracted countless colorful characters, including Native Americans, wild-cowboy Texans, Chinese laborers, and “redbones,” the offspring of African Americans and Native Americans.”

   “I can joke about being a redbone, and I am that. But most folks don't make no distinction between a redbone and a colored man, unless it's to their benefit.”

3. A member of any of several specific North American ethnic groups called Redbones