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**SingleMan** · 08-04-2011, 10:36 PM

So its known that African descendant peoples originated from different parts of Africa. Many have even claimed Haitians have majority Benin ancestry. Slaves were taken from all thoughout Africa and brought to the West coast for shipping and sales. However it has also been documented that the majority of slaves lived or were from West Africa.

Can anyone say that the majority of slaves are from ethnic groups found within West Africa?

And as far as African descended people such as African Americans, Caribbeans, and Haitians do they relate more through a single region or from a shipping point found in the coastal areas?

Is it possible that they can trace ancestry to a region in West Africa or would it be moreso inaccurate because of so much admixture and travel between so many ethnic groups?

Do you believe that Aframs have more relativeness to varied ethnic groups in Africa than the rest of African descended people( who would relate maybe to fewer ethnic groups as far as Dna and phenotypes)?

08-04-2011, 10:36 PM	#1
SingleMan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 459 Senior Member	African tribes admixture and the relation to slavery So its known that African descendant peoples originated from different parts of Africa. Many have even claimed Haitians have majority Benin ancestry. Slaves were taken from all thoughout Africa and brought to the West coast for shipping and sales. However it has also been documented that the majority of slaves lived or were from West Africa. Can anyone say that the majority of slaves are from ethnic groups found within West Africa? And as far as African descended people such as African Americans, Caribbeans, and Haitians do they relate more through a single region or from a shipping point found in the coastal areas? Is it possible that they can trace ancestry to a region in West Africa or would it be moreso inaccurate because of so much admixture and travel between so many ethnic groups? Do you believe that Aframs have more relativeness to varied ethnic groups in Africa than the rest of African descended people( who would relate maybe to fewer ethnic groups as far as Dna and phenotypes)?
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