Bill, Please refrain from generalizing about what "many Americans" think, or do not think. I've lived in the United States of America for nearly 69 years, and have never met a single American who thinks Africa is a country, and not a continent. Such generalizations are just as inaccurate as the term African American. :-)
John John Zimmerman Mesa, AZ On 7/5/2012 5:33 PM, [email protected] wrote: > African American in considered by some as a race but > anyone born in Africa and now in America would fit that > description. Not all people from Africa are black. That is > where some confusion can come in. Many Americans think > Africa is a country, it is a continent, of many nations > and people. It comes down to education, accuracy, and > being proud of who you and your family are. I have family > members that try to recreate our family, drives me crazy. > I go for accuracy. > Bill > In a message dated 7/5/2012 5:11:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight > Time, [email protected] writes: > > David is the second person that has commented on this > thread, saying that people need to be careful not to > "confuse" race with nation of origin. This totally > baffles me as to how anyone wouldn't know what the > difference between a person's race and their nation of > origin. American and South African are nationalities. > Caucasian is a race. How would someone confuse the > two? Japanese is a nationality. Asian is a race. > Again, how do you confuse the two? > > Ron Bernier > Sent from my iPad > > On Jul 5, 2012, at 7:26 PM, David Abernathy > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Only some of them (census) had contained race. >> >> Also one needs to careful as to what is a race and >> not a nation of origin. >> >> Sent from my Kindle Fire >> In God We Trust >> > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. > 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook > (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our > blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook > (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog > (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
