Why do all Black Americans look similar but pure Africans are very diverse?

Question

Were African Americans from the same place in Africa? You can clearly distinguish an Ethiopian from a Nigerian but you can't do that with many Americans

Answer 1

wow.... i'm sorry but this is a really dumb question. but if you really want an answer as to why you THINK all black americans look alike whereas other blacks don't, then here goes....

black americans usually don't have reservations about marrying and having children with other black americans, regardless of their true origin. (we won't even get into the unfortunate idea that many black americans don't know their true country of origin... thanks america!)

so anyway, some "pure" africans (and caribbeans for that matter - don't forget we exist too!) tend to marry and have children with people from their same country. this is why the physical features of haitians, nigerians, ghanians, jamaicans, etc... might be a little more noticeable to you than those of the black americans.

Answer 2

Not all Africans Americans look the same, but I have taken a history of Africa course and most of us are from the interior of west Africa. There are is great diversity among people in general, every person possesses features that only he/she has.

Answer 3

Everyone has a unique face and unique features they can call there's.People and they're damn generalizations. In the mean time Ask something more meaningful, K?

Answer 4

i look lke myself.
ive never seen black people who al look alike.
that the dumbest F!%&*@$ question ever lmaoooo.
and im not from africa i was born and raised in the USA.
people kill me with that!!!!

and what the hell made u ask that question anyway??????
and what the hell r u?

Answer 5

Obviously you just can't see past the color of a person's skin.

Answer 6

dude really! COME ON!!! LOL