Peter Schaeffer
Aug 28, 2017 · 1 min read

Much of this is nonsense. Interracial sex was actually unusual in the antebellum south. Of course, in mythology it was universal (some combination of rape, coercion, and opportunity). However, that is just anti-slavery propaganda mixed with lurid sexual interest.

This topic can be researched in a rather practical way via genetic studies of the current U.S. population. See “Exactly How ‘Black’ Is Black America?” by Henry Louis Gates Jr. Quote

Exactly How “Black” Are Black Americans?

* According to Ancestry.com, the average African American is 65 percent sub-Saharan African, 29 percent European and 2 percent Native American.

* According to 23andme.com, the average African American is 75 percent sub-Saharan African, 22 percent European and only 0.6 percent Native American.

* According to Family Tree DNA.com, the average African American is 72.95 percent sub-Saharan African, 22.83 percent European and 1.7 percent Native American.

* According to National Geographic’s Genographic Project, the average African American is 80 percent sub-Saharan African, 19 percent European and 1 percent Native American.

* According to AfricanDNA, in which I am a partner with Family Tree DNA, the average African American is 79 percent sub-Saharan African, 19 percent European and 2 percent Native American.”

What this means is that in each generation, 1–2% of “black” children had a white parent. That’s the actual science even if it doesn’t match the lurid fantasies of the 19th century.

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