Africans and Related Gene Pool

Somewhere between the scientific verification of the oldest human remains, found in Egypt to The Origin of Species, a publication that advocates unknown origins of the black race - justification for the way the darkest skin humans were/are treated is that they are not human; thus, how ever way they were/are treated is okay. This justification turned into politics that thrived until hunters decided to be warriors and reclaim community dignity, which is still an on-going battle.

In fact, darker skinned humans were considered lower than animals; and were constantly separated from their core familiar via famine, war or stolen offspring.

In my opinion, via half-century of living, I suspect deep resentment for a race of multi-talented, happy people who are generally open-minded; possesses an innocent-trust (like a child); who constantly strives to forgive, forget and look ahead toward peace, love and happiness - all the way back to the DNA memory of crafting, singing, dancing, sharing, teaching and reverencing the abundance in their community to support babies growing up to be fathers and mothers; while living stress free of forced taxation.

In that ancient community, elders were sought for wisdom and hunters could also be warriors, if their community zone was threatened. The community worked well until "scribe-like mentalities" decided to take-over their joy by collecting their overall culture [art, entertainment, education, ...] and children then marketing them to commerce.

Via reprimand of their brethren, the "scribe-like mentalities" created layers of justification to water down and separate the ideology of inhumanity against a race of people. Their justification: They need us to teach them how to live?

Isn't it ironic that over 3300 years ago the initial taxation was on "oil" for cooking meals? This stressed families via scribes' greed just like the present, where "oil" for energy is stressing families via stockholders' greed.

Mother rarely speaks about any painful memories of her childhood; however, she did share that her mother was nine years old when the Civil War ended.

Mother also shared that her mom's mom was straight from Africa and was skillful in making medicines from items found in the woods. That's about all I know about my ancestors from Africa.

I knew my Grandmother well, she was a "workaholic" and a "multi-tasker" -- she was well-known and called Ma Linnie by everyone who knew her [black, white, Native American, Jew, ...]

Linnie Spikes inspires me to start an on-line genealogy and invite family members to share their memories and stories for this is the beginning of sharing her roots. We no longer have to whisper about our "gene pool" origins.

NOTE: There are simililarities in the "scribe-like mantalities" that coreced genecide of Native Americans [My Native American Side (Father-mixed Native American and African)]