Not only white people, but all races are descended from Africans. The first migrations out of Africa occurred about a million years ago, when homo ergaster, a primitive human ancestor, migrated out of Africa into Europe, where they evolved into Neanderthal Man, and into Asia, where they evolved into Java Man. However, these archaic species were eventually replaced by homo sapiens, who migrated out of Africa about 50,000 years ago. Those who settled in Northern Europe lost their skin pigmentation because of reduced exposure to sunlight at high latitudes. The white people also developed long noses and thin lips as an adaptation to the cold. However, all races are homo sapiens, who recently migrated out of Africa, so all human beings are basically Africans.
If you think I'm making this up, do some research on the evolution of humanity.
2007-01-05
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