how did his childhood make him different from other africans who grew up amongst the white population in south africa
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He grew up under strict British racism and rule, and lived in poverty. When he had gotten an opportunity to have education from the Catholic missionaries was when he started to defend the rest of his people from the Tyrants.
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I am Cape Verdian (African) but I was born and raised here in the US, I consider myself to be African but unfortunately not all African Americans feel the same. Most of my AA friends acknoweldge and respect their african roots and hertiage but I have met some who don't. It's crazy but true. There is also the flip side...many Cape Verdeans come over here and refuse to consider themselves black because of the negative stereotypes African Americans have recieved.
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I guess it is possible that the first blacks who were freed from slavery used physical punishment, since that is what they knew.  This may have then taught their kids that violence is the way to handle problems, then it was passed down the generations.  So, maybe the first blacks learned it from their white masters, but after that they learned it from their parents.\n\nThe same can be said for white people who physically abuse their kids--they most often learn if from their parents.  \n\nI grew up in a household where my dad would get drunk and slap me or pull my hair.  I decided not to do this to my kids because I don't want to pass on the legacy of violence.
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I think that is a really good thought provoking question.  But you have to consider to that Africa was also affected by the slavery trade as well as being Colonised by European countries.  In fact it wasn't until the late 20th century that South Africa was still under the complete control of European Colonists.  But as an African American I can say that I am very happy and fill privileged to be born in America.
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Black people are generally taller, with longer legs, a leaner body frame, and larger nostrils for breathing in more air.  These are environmental adaptations from eons of living in Africa.  A lot of those features are still there today.  These features allow them to run faster than Whites.  Is this true for all? NO. Just a generalization of supported scientific facts.\n\nAs forthe three point shots, well, that's just opinion.
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His great grandmother was full-blooded Cherokee, and he is also related to Abe Lincoln. \n\nIn terms of his other ancestry, Scotch-Irish primarily, along with Jewish.
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it's not true that he wanted kill non-blonds and blue eyes.His mum was jewish!! it's just an attempt to kill his opponents
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I do believe that there are cultural differences but I don't think they are limited to skin color. It is true that certain cultural circles are dominated by a certain skin color, but the behavior is the same. A white kid grows up in the ghetto, just because he is white doesn't mean he acts any different than the black kid and the Mexican kid sitting next to him. Same goes for upper society. If there is a Mexican family or black family living in the Hamptons that doesn't mean he will act the same as the Mexican kid from the ghetto just because he is Mexican.\n\nIn the end it does come down to the difference just being skin color and stereotypes. It all depends on how and where you were raised. But, there are always exceptions to the rule on all sides and with all colors.
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I think only if you became a citizen of an African country and lived there for a long time. Although (saying you moved to Ethiopia), you'd be more likely to be called something like an American Ethiopian, and more likely yet (if you're white) to be called a Caucasian Ethiopian or (if you're hispanic) a Latino Ethiopian, etc. Of course, you would probably always be seen as just an American. Someone who moves to our country from Africa isn't called an African American as often as black people whose ancestors came over on the boats a long time ago. So, you probably wouldn't be called an American Ethiopian (or whatever), but your children's children's children might be.\n\nJust my thoughts. Interesting question.
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i believe in evolution, and yes whites did come from blacks. think about this everybody agrees that the human race started in africa right. that means our pigment was damaged witch causes skin color. as we go to places like euorpe our pigment get less damaged so they repair and get lighter. thats how white people get tanned. im white bye the way. your pretty smart not one of my teachers would try to think about it. bye
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His parents are from the French island of Martinique. He was born in Paris and grew up in Martinique.
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I was born in Africa, but I'm white. Now, I'm living in america. Am I a African American?
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Very interesting question that I wish I had an answer for. I was always wondering the opposite sort of speak. How did the Anglo  survive in those caves up in the mountains in the earlier days? I mean they show all of this history on TV with the African man and the early stages of the white man. I'm just glad they discovered how to start a fire so that they could stay warm and could cook their food. I mean could you imagine eating raw meat 24-7?
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Lots of complications that cuased the child to have less interest in his biological mother .\nIt is all aboutculture and society.\nWhen he grows up he would realize howmuch he missed \nBelieve me.
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Hmm- there are while books written on this, but I'll try for a summarised version.\n\nJews are the descendeants of Abraham though his son Isaac, grandson Jacob and then divided into twelve tribes representing the sons of Jacob.\n\nJacobs sons went down to Egypt during a time of famine and were eventually enslaved- GOd eventually freed them through a series of divine miracles and they left Egypt, accompanied by the mixed multitude- peple that had converted to Judaism and thus introduced all the varying ethnicities into the Jewsih people.\n\nOver  time Jews have spread across the globe and can be found in every ethnicity and country (Hmm dunno if there are any Innuit Jews though!).  So Jews can be black (prime examples of this are the Ethiopian jewish community and some of the memebers of the Moroccan and Yeminite Jewish communities), white, asian (yep- there are Indian Jews) and oriental (primarily Chinese jews)\n\nWhat bonds these disparate groups together is a common belief in the Jewish religion the laws given to moses, by God, on Mount Sinai shortly ater the Jews left slavery in Egypt and seen as eternally binding and never to be changed.\nFollow the links supplied by the others if you want the details behind this development and dispersal.
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Well they did, sorta. Look into the history of South Africa. Where do you think all those white people came from?
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I am Dutch and there are lot of black Dutch people. Many come from Suriname or the Dutch Antillen, which used to be Dutch kolonies.\n\nThere are many not-white people living here that are just as Dutch as an African-American is American.