The Study of Racialism Discussion of U.S. Racialism Please read The Rules before posting.    FAQ   Search     Register     Log in  ' Odd Question          The Study of Racialism Forum Index -> History of the U.S. Color Line Author Message cjohns48233305 Regular User Joined: 25 Apr 2009 {Posts: 84 } Posted: Thu 14 May 2009 17:55    Post subject: Odd Question Not sure this belongs here but what the hell. Is it possible that a African American whoes family has lived in the United States for centuries can have significant West Indian ancesty? Were slaves ever resold from the Caribbean to the US? Thanks Back to top caribj Suspended Joined: 14 Mar 2007 {Posts: 612 } Posted: Thu 14 May 2009 19:41    Post subject: Re: Odd Question cjohns48233305 wrote: Not sure this belongs here but what the hell. Is it possible that a African American whoes family has lived in the United States for centuries can have significant West Indian ancesty? Were slaves ever resold from the Caribbean to the US? Thanks Yes. I believe that up to one third of the slaves sold in New York, when it was under British rule, originated in the then British West Indies. Crispus Attucks was believed to have had Barbadian origins as did Prince Hall. Some of the earliest slaves in South Carolina had Barbadian origins as that state was settled by planters from that island. The Geechee (Gullah) dialect sounds very much like Bajan English, in fact moreso than it does sound like Krio and the other Pijin Englishes of West Africa. Back to top cjohns48233305 Regular User Joined: 25 Apr 2009 {Posts: 84 } Posted: Thu 14 May 2009 20:49    Post subject: K, Thanks Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Study of Racialism Forum Index -> History of the U.S. Color Line All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group