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Humans come in a rainbow of hues, from Dark Chocolate browns to nearly translucent whites.

This full kaleidoscope of skin colors was a relatively recent evolutionary development, according to biologists, occuring alongside the migration of modern humans out of Africa between 100,000 and 50,000 years ago.

The consensus among scientists has always been that lower levels of vitamin D at higher latitudes - where the sun is less intense - caused the lightening effect when modern humans, who began darker-skinned, first migrated north.

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What is the difference between africans African-Americans and european africans?

African americans are originally bought from nigeria and ethiopia as slaves in the us since 1600s by europeans. European africans migrated to europe from north africa, somalia, and nigeria since 1870s. Africans from nigeria were brought to the uk as slaves before 1700s.


What were the reasons why southern planters chose to enslaved africans on their plantions?

Southern planters chose to enslave Africans on their plantations primarily because they needed a large, inexpensive labor force to cultivate cash crops like tobacco, rice, and cotton. Enslaved Africans were viewed as a source of cheap and controllable labor, making them preferable to indentured servants or European laborers. Additionally, the transatlantic slave trade provided a steady supply of enslaved people to meet the growing demand for labor in the Americas.


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Who was the first ever white person in the world?

A:The first people came from Africa, where black skin protected them from excesive ultraviolet radiation and the risk of skin cancer. As our distant ancestors migrated into Europe, this became a disadvantage, since we need exposure to ultraviolet radiation to make vitamin D in our bodies. The first Europeans, gradually and over many generations, lost their dark colouration and began to develop white skin. There was no one first white person, first because the difference from one generation to the next was imperceptible and secondly because at any one time there were many white people in Europe.


Why were Africans targeted during slavery?

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