IninewCrow to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoJust learned about a Canadian descendant in the 24th Centuryimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down13
arrow-up1116arrow-down1imageJust learned about a Canadian descendant in the 24th CenturyIninewCrow to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareAlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 months agoIn the Appalachians especially, it became a thing to claim native ancestry to try and hide black ancestors, both as an ancient claim to the place they’re proud to live in and, yes, as some pretty blatant racism.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoInteresting. I had never heard that before.
In the Appalachians especially, it became a thing to claim native ancestry to try and hide black ancestors, both as an ancient claim to the place they’re proud to live in and, yes, as some pretty blatant racism.
Interesting. I had never heard that before.