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Who said we were talking only about children or west indians born in New York? I was thinking more West Indians born in the Caribbean who moved to the U.S. If you disagree that's totally cool.
There's truth to this as far as the first generation goes, but the second generation--the children of immigrants, some of whom were born and partially raised in the Caribbean--pretty much assimilate into AA culture. This applies to Africans as well, to a somewhat lesser extent.
Who said we were talking only about children or west indians born in New York? I was thinking more West Indians born in the Caribbean who moved to the U.S. If you disagree that's totally cool.
I think even then there's not really much tension, there's a mutual respect
There's truth to this as far as the first generation goes, but the second generation--the children of immigrants, some of whom were born and partially raised in the Caribbean--pretty much assimilate into AA culture. This applies to Africans as well, to a somewhat lesser extent.
At this point, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a Black person in New York who has no Caribbean ancestry whatsoever. Dig back far enough and you often find a great-grandparent from Jamaica or Trinidad.
At this point, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a Black person in New York who has no Caribbean ancestry whatsoever. Dig back far enough and you often find a great-grandparent from Jamaica or Trinidad.
Thats probably not true, there are many people from the "Great Migration" that came from mostly the Carolina's, descendants of slaves that came straight from Africa.
At this point, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a Black person in New York who has no Caribbean ancestry whatsoever. Dig back far enough and you often find a great-grandparent from Jamaica or Trinidad.
A lot of black people in New York have Caribbean ancestry, however there are plenty of straight up AAs as well.
At this point, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a Black person in New York who has no Caribbean ancestry whatsoever. Dig back far enough and you often find a great-grandparent from Jamaica or Trinidad.
Thats probably not true, there are many people from the "Great Migration" that came from mostly the Carolina's, descendants of slaves that came straight from Africa.
Some may even have roots in NY for centuries as well. There are Black cemeteries in NY that goes back hundreds of years.
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