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http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/history/evidence-of-upper-class-africans-living-in-roman-york-1914553.html
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/early_times/romans.htm
>There is no evidence to suggest that all the Roman legionaries returned home upon their discharge from military service, so it is possible that some Black Romans married, had children, and remained in Britain after their tour of duty. Perhaps they might be considered to be Britain's first diaspora people - from North Africa.
is this possible? We wuz roman leginerz 'n shit?
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>Taken together with the evidence of an unusual burial rite and grave goods, the evidence all points to the Bangle Lady's high status in Roman York. It seems likely that she is of North African descent
No.
You wuzn't.
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>>3350590
>The ancestry assessment suggests a mixture of 'black' and 'white' ancestral traits and the isotope signature indicates that she may have come from somewhere slightly warmer than the UK.
but she was half black
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>>3350573
"look the romans brought some black gladiators and sheeit, ergo black people have always been here in fact even before the anglo saxons you english invaders therefore they have a right to be here so don't criticise tony blair's immigration policies in the late 90s fucking bigot vote corbyn blud"
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>>3351621
But North Africans are not Sub Saharan Africans therefore not black.
Algerians are not black.
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>>3350573
>North Africa = Sub-Saharan Africa = BLACK PEOPLE
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>>3350573
I think their practice of calling everyone with a slightly brown skin color 'black' is quite racist. They are actively promoting a black/white dichotomy.
That being said, sure there were brown skinned people in Britain during roman times, but they were a tiny, absolutely tiny, minority.
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