Why do African Americans Deny Their Euro Ancestry?
This thread was inspired by a debate in another forum. I have posted it here because the posting rules here, in the “Technical and Scholarly Discussions” forums are stricter than in the “Special Interest” (political advocacy) forums. The two most important posting rules for this thread (and they will be enforced) are: (1) No moralizing or value judgments, please. (2) We are seeking facts (findings). Opinions (conclusions) are acceptable, but they must be based upon facts (findings) previously presented. Let me set up the discussion by presenting two incontrovertible facts that are not subject to debate (unless you present some very solid verifiable, replicable, peer-reviewed mainstream scientific findings to the contrary). Fact 1. — The average (mean) Euro DNA admixture in African Americans is 17-18 percent. Virtually all African Americans have some detectable level of Euro DNA admixture. More than one African American in twenty (about 1.4 million individuals) have more than 50 percen
