I’m not 55 (I’m 33) and at one point in the past, probably wouldn’t have been considered white either. Mostly by guys like Howard Dean I might add. (I’m of Italian descent).
Are you possibly Sicilian. My BIL was and quite dark skinned. Passed away several years ago in his 70’s and still had a FULL head of black hair no grey...Loved him very much and a sweeter guy your ever meet...he once said the only soap he used to wash his hair was a bar of Ivory..