[cyborg]

1/64 is going back a real ways. Can you trace your family that far back? I would not qualify for reps because my mother who is half black isn't from this country. However, my father is a first generation American would have had to pay I am sure.

[sonofron]

"1/64 is going back a real ways. Can you trace your family that far back? "

that would be 6 generations, about 120 years. yes i can trace mine back that far. race mixing-as we know it- in the US was very rare up until about 20 years ago. however, there was more race mixing among the slave population as slave owners would have their way with their female slaves. I think this is why alot of "african-americans" are a lighter complextion than sub-saharan africans.