How did African-Americans become so short?

Answer 1

You probably ask because black-Africans are generally tall, slim, and dark complected. Although, there are still tall, slim, dark complected black Americans still around, you don't see them as commonly as medium tones and light complected black Americans. The average black male in America stands at 5'8 whereas in Africa, the average black male stands at 6'2. The Average black American woman stands at 5'6 compared to the black-african woman being on average, 5'10. Black Americans are no longer purely African. In a sense, you can say the blacks of North America have evolved to what you see today. The African-American heritage has undergone generations of race mixing. 62% of African-Americans have Native-American blood. 42% have Caucasian-American blood. Native Americans were not generally tall people and neither were the Caucasians. This is why you see a black woman such as Lil' Kim who is only 4'11.