{"id":21732,"date":"2024-05-03T10:14:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T10:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=21732"},"modified":"2024-05-03T10:14:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T10:14:37","slug":"were-the-original-berbers-black-or-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/were-the-original-berbers-black-or-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Were the original Berbers black or white?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Were the original Berbers black or white?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/main-qimg-23c08692079c8a2d0105988b85237f1a-lq1862124387380567184.jpeg?resize=510%2C696&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/main-qimg-23c08692079c8a2d0105988b85237f1a-lq1862124387380567184.jpeg?w=510&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/main-qimg-23c08692079c8a2d0105988b85237f1a-lq1862124387380567184.jpeg?resize=220%2C300&amp;ssl=1 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is something from Quora:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Why do black people think the African Berbers were black?<br \/>What do North Africans (Egyptians and Berbers) feel about west african Americans (Afro-Americans) claiming their ancestors were blacks?<br \/>As a Libyan Berber, i feel annoyed about that false claim. We Berbers have inhabited North Africa since the dawn of human history. We established many kingdoms and civilizations since thousands of years BC until the end of the Islamic golden age. Yet, not even one historical source ever mentioned Berbers as black. In fact many sources (especially the ones from Egyptians and Greeks) mentioned Berbers as white. The only Berbers who look black are the Tuareg people and one of the reasons of that is because in ancient times there was an advanced kingdom and civilization called \u201cGerma\u201d that was known for practicing slavery especially with women. The Garamantes were known for marrying four ethiopian slave women, which lead the later generations to adapt dark skin colour. The other reason why Tuaregs look black is because many black africans from the Sahara emigrated to North Africa and adapted Berber culture.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog wp-block-embed-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HNdWapS2dT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/what-did-the-original-berbers-look-like-part-2\/\">What did the original Berbers look like? &#8211; Part 2<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;What did the original Berbers look like? &#8211; Part 2&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/what-did-the-original-berbers-look-like-part-2\/embed\/#?secret=OtznKNmHjp#?secret=HNdWapS2dT\" data-secret=\"HNdWapS2dT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog wp-block-embed-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JjQy0i6Hp4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/what-did-the-queen-of-the-berbers-look-like\/\">What did the Queen of the Berbers look like?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Why are some African tribes higher in Rh- blood and Neanderthal DNA?&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/why-are-some-african-tribes-higher-in-rh-blood-and-neanderthal-dna\/embed\/#?secret=bq3e3EFP6g#?secret=SM5QS2TtbD\" data-secret=\"SM5QS2TtbD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Were the original Berbers black or white?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Were the original Berbers black or white?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>Here is something from Quora: Why do black people think the African Berbers were black?What do North Africans (Egyptians and Berbers) feel about west african Americans (Afro-Americans) claiming their ancestors were blacks?As a Libyan Berber, i feel annoyed about that false claim. We Berbers have inhabited North Africa since the dawn of human history. We established many kingdoms and civilizations since thousands of years BC until the end of the Islamic golden age. Yet, not even one historical source ever mentioned Berbers as black. In fact many sources (especially the ones from Egyptians and Greeks) mentioned Berbers as white. 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