K, according to that headline there^ My great-great grandfather is black, though I'm white. Would this make me even technially black? Because if it did I think that would be cool. I've always had a great respect for african americans, due to the fact that they suffered so much, now that I found out that one of my ancesters was black, I feel, in a way, connected.
2007-10-08 11:23:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
If I did the math right, that's 1/16 black. There used to be some kind of formula for it - thank God those days are gone!
Celebrate *all* your heritage, including your newly discovered African/African-American background.
2007-10-08 11:28:01 · answer #1 · answered by Clint 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
You, I think would be called an octoroon (back in the days of ridgid race seperation). There also used to be the "one drop rule" which means you are considered african-american if you have 1 drop of african-american blood. At the time this would have been something you wouldn't want since non-whites were severely discriminated against. Race is really an arbitrary thing-theres no real basis to determine an individuals race aside from looks and the stereotypical expectations of what a white preson, black person, hispanic person, etc "should look like". I think you should do some more researcxh on your ancestor and get in touch with all the cultures/races that you are part of.
2007-10-08 14:18:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If your parents and grandparents are white, then you are. Especially, if the only black relation you have is the one g-g-grandfather. If his wife was white, then obviously their kids were half of each. If the kids then married white, then the grandkids were 1/4 black. Each generation it becomes more diluted if someone does not have kids with someone else who has a lot of black in them.
In my own family, we are watching this very situation play out in the future, actually. My husband and his ex-wife are white. Obviously, they had a white daughter. That daughter, now 33, has 2 daughters by a black man. So my husband has 2 grand-daughters who are half black and half white. They look more black. If you did not know them, you would not necessarily know they were mixed. Assuming they marry black, then their kids will be black, with 1/4 white from their grandmother (my husband's daughter). The oldest of my husband's mixed-race grand daughters is almost 14 now. So, we expect in about 10 years, my white husband will have a great-grandchild that is black. I find that most fascinating from a genealogy / family history perspective. Then, I think back on my family tree. All my records indicate people by names, where they are from, who they married, when they were born / died, but my records do not indicate race. I could be a descendant of someone black also and not know it. How could I know? But the concept is fascinating to me.
2007-10-08 14:24:55 · answer #3 · answered by Annabelle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sure that's. Obama is only a million/2 black, and he's a lot lighter than people who're finished. So in spite of if it is your large-large-grandfather, you're basically a million/sixteen. i'm a million/sixteen Cherokee and that i'm blonde with blue eyes and that i'm dwindled as heck.
2016-10-21 12:13:04 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are what you are. The technicality is a moot point. Under the old Jim Crow laws, you were considered "white" if you were more than 9/10ths white. Unless you have more black ancestors, you are legally and "technically" a white person.
2007-10-08 12:49:02 · answer #5 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I have the same blood but one step back my great great granmother was half black and my great grand mother was native american and I look white but sometimes I argue with my self
2014-11-19 08:38:23 · answer #6 · answered by steve 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's really great that you take pride in who you are, or even of who you believe you are. But please remember that the Hebrews' (God's people) were slaves to Egypt for over 400 years. America may have enslaved the blacks' in earlier years, but it was their own tribal war lords who first introduced slavery to America. Research your family tree, ask family members. They're always full of info. now that you know who you are, take it to the limit.
congrats:
2007-10-12 10:06:57 · answer #7 · answered by Leslie J 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If he wasn't mixed and no more was added down the line, it would make you 1/16th black.
2007-10-08 11:41:50 · answer #8 · answered by Indigo 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
you have black blood on your side. you could down the line or one of your kids have a black baby.
2007-10-11 15:09:01 · answer #9 · answered by Tsunami 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are you who you are, celebrate, and honour all your wonderful heritage, it makes you wonderful and a individual.
BE PROUD.
2007-10-09 09:05:30 · answer #10 · answered by Benthebus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋