JR; Hopefully sometime in the future we will all be of such mixed blood, it would be impossible for anyone to discriminate due to color. I certainly agree with you when it comes to diversity and the strength of a people.
I was only trying to point out a possible reason for the use of the word "negrete" in the record. Regards to all, Sam in CA -----Original Message----- From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of JR Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 10:19 AM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: negrete Whether we descend directly from known slaves or not (many white, not black), we all likely have some "black" blood (whatever that is), not to mention Moorish, Spanish, Celtic, Roman and so on. It is diversity that has been our strength and that has enabled us to survive. This is true of all living things. JR On Jul 13, 12:45 pm, "Sam Koester" <sam...@surewest.net> wrote: > Just as an aside; I am Azorean Portuguese on both sides of my family. From > what I have found going back to the early 1800's, late 1700's, I have no > black blood. Back in the day when Afro wigs were in style, I wore them and I > would tan so dark that I was mistaken for a black person by other black > people. Perhaps that is the case for the record in question.... Sam in CA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > > Shirley Sereque > Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:38 AM > To: azores@googlegroups.com > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] negrete > > A girlfriend's son-in-law is quite dark, almost dark brown. He isn't a > "black" but a dark Portuguese with curly hair to die for. ;-) > - Shirl - > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions > when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
