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Was Christopher Columbus a black man?

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Jenn

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LOL.... Sorry this is funny... What is the public school system coming to?

14 years ago. Rating: 11
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mycatsmom

and the question was written by a grandma ?

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Headless Man

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He was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy.

Not BLACK.

14 years ago. Rating: 10
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Spaceghost

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I SERIOUSLY DOUBT IT, SINCE CHRISTOPHER WAS FROM SPAIN, I THINK.

14 years ago. Rating: 10
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Tommyh

Actually he was Italian Spacey.Still not much chance of being black.

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Spaceghost

Thanks Tommy, very little chance of him being black lol.

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Spaceghost

Probably very few, I'm guessing, my cousin visited there a few weeks ago, I think I'd love to live there.

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mycatsmom

He was born in Italy and he went to Spain to ask Queen Isabella for the money to pay for his journey . She thought it was a good idea, b/c if found new land, it would be taken by Spain.Yes, greed will always be with us.

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Spaceghost

You're right about that MCM, greed IS here to stay.

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FISH-O

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He was seriously pasty white......oooh la la...Have a listen to Soca Diva and see what she thinks.

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Tommyh

he was Italian so probably more olive skinned.

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FISH-O

In the paintings he is as white as a sheet. Seriously. Maybe the artsits were low on yellow ochre or cadmium.

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Colleen

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Does he look black?

14 years ago. Rating: 8
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Colleen

OK Don, do you believe he's black? I'm only asking about Columbus as he is who the question is about, not Michael Jackson.

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Colleen

OK, just saw your comment, apparently you do believe he was black.....*snicker*

commented 14 years ago

eggplant

Perhaps he had Michael Jackson's doctor.

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mycatsmom

He was 100% Italian

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carmaxable

he sure is ugly!

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jhharlan

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Chris was Italian, they get dark skinned I guess....

14 years ago. Rating: 8
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mycatsmom

My late husb was quite olive skinned, b/c both his parents came from Sicily ---an island of Italy

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Tommyh

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D'ya think?

14 years ago. Rating: 8
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ed shank

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Were there black people in Europe in the 15Th century? I thought they didn't show up till the Dutch started buying them in Africa and selling them in the 17Th century.

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Tommyh

There were black people in Europe way before that.The Moors were there in the middle ages.But C.Columbus wasn't one of them.

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ed shank

Thanks for that bit of info tommy. To think of the money I wasted going to college, should have joined this site long ago.

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mycatsmom

They sold them to Europe ! ? as well as the U.S. ?

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Papitou

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Was Michael Jackson black? (sorry, I couldn't resist it). ;)

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Tommyh

No.But some people think he probably re-discovered America.LOL

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mycatsmom

he was a trans- racer

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Papitou

He was a trans-everything...

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carmaxable

yes. i thought he was cuter black than he was white

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Papitou

I agree, he looked way better the way nature had made him.

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mycatsmom

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No, he was Italian. He was born and raised in Italy. Italy was conquered by the arabs at one time . That's why the Italians are tawny looking; at least the ones from southern Italy and Sicily are. That's where my late husb's parents came from