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I did not know this – Muhammad Ali has an ancestor from Ireland dating back to the 19th century who migrated to the United States in the 1860s.
Muhammad Ali to visit ancestral home in IrelandIs this a new thing or something? I don't ever remember so many blacks claiming Irish ancestry before Obama became presidemt.
I think it's entirely plausible…the Irish were not on the top of the social chain when they came to the U.S., just as African Americans, so there would not have been a class stigma involved. Interracial children would probably identify themselves as being more black than white, which would mean that they would tend to marry African Americans rather than Caucasians. Think about all the black people with Irish last names: Shaquille O'Neal, Eddie Murphy, Tracy McGrady of the NBA, Beyonce Knowles...so I'm not surprised.
Think about all the black people with Irish last names: Shaquille O'Neal, Eddie Murphy, Tracy McGrady of the NBA, Beyonce Knowles...so I'm not surprised.
I never thought of that.
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