Context: In the 1980s, parents of mixed-race children began to organize and lobby for the addition of a more inclusive term of racial designation that would reflect the heritage of their children. When the U.S. government proposed the addition of the category of "bi-racial" or "multiracial" in 1988, the response from the public was mostly negative. Some African-American organizations, and African-American political leaders, such as Congresswoman Diane Watson and Congressman Augustus Hawkins, were particularly vocal in their rejection of the category, as they feared the loss of political and economic power if African Americans reduced their numbers by self-identification.

Question: When did multiracial people start to organize for more inclusive racial identifiers?
Answer: In the 1980s

Question: What was the response to the idea of identifying people as biracial or multiracial?
Answer: mostly negative

Question: What could have cause loss of power via the use of the term biracial and multiracial?
Answer: if African Americans reduced their numbers by self-identification

Question: Who are some of the opponents of biracial and multiracial as identifiers?
Answer: Congresswoman Diane Watson and Congressman Augustus Hawkins

Question: What did parents of mixed race children lobby for before the 1980s?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What was the response from the public like when the U.S. government proposed dropping the category of "bi-racial"?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What political leader was vocally in favor of the multiracial category?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Why was Diane Watson in favor of the multiracial category?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is a way African Americans could increase their numbers?
Answer: Unanswerable