[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.

[cyborg]

I hope that America can put this behind and move on. With regards to family trees, mixed race marriages were never illegal in my mother's country. No race stigmas there, more class envy. I can trace my roots back that far. My black great-great grandmother married her former owner in the Anglican church, but no children. Her father's whole side are all from the Dutch ruled Antilles, Spanish and Dutch. My dad was full blooded Italian. My background defies explanation and have flummoxed many from black muslims to neo-nazi skinheads.