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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet
My family name is possibly Jewish-Irish-Cherokee(?) whose slaveowners were of the Bruce Plantation in Alabama and migrated to Quincy, Florida. And that's my father side. My mother's side is Georgia and her genetic father is full-blooded Irish, but that is not what is stated on her birth certificate.
Hayle my birth certificate states "NEGRO" for definition of race.
To EVERYONE:
Some of that is correct. If a "darker hue" with African features says all their family comes from Central and South America with some Carribean roots possible arrived from Africa as slaves nearly 500 years ago. The issue is most of these countries WON their freedom from Slavery in the 1750's--i.e. Haiti... And their whole culture is that of freedom.
Slavery in the United States ended theoretically in 1865, but there was a issue of Jim Crow laws with segregation that theorectically ended in 1968 after Martin Luther King was assassinated.
So when we start talking about getting along while there are those who lived during this ugly chapter and history of the United States that was evident after Hurricane Katrina, suggests we have a very long way to go...
Should we be done with this after 40-odd years? Really? Or are we all being impatient with this instant gratification?
Rather than slamming me because you disagree and decide to deride and debase me, can you argue your points as to why you disagree?
Given that we have young people on GC and we have been asked to present ourselves accordingly, internet hatred with race wars are rather useless and does not increase our knowledge on this discussion.
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Originally Posted by Sistermadly
My best friend's family arrived here as free people of color back in the late 1700s-early 1800s. None of his relatives were ever slaves. I think this is more common than people realize, and yeah, I think it's seriously misleading to assume that just because a person's of African descent that their ancestors ever shared the enslavement experience.
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You both make excellent points. We
do have a lot of young people here, and it makes more sense to
educate them instead of ignoring the obvious. I get a lot of information on AA genealogy; if either of y'all or anyone you know is interested, I'd be happy to pass it along. If nothing else, Alex Haley proved that genealogy was for
everyone, not just snobs.