Henry Louis Gates - You can find virtually everybody black back as far as the 1870 census. Why 1870?...

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You can find virtually everybody black back as far as the 1870 census. Why 1870? That's when the ex-slaves first have surnames. But if you find your great-great-grandfather in 1870 and it says he's 50, that means he was born in 1820 and you're back to 1820 already. For an American that's pretty damned good, you know?

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Bis zur Volkszählung von 1870 kann man praktisch alle schwarz finden. Warum 1870? Dann haben die Ex-Sklaven zuerst Nachnamen. Aber wenn Sie Ihren Ur-Ur-Großvater im Jahr 1870 finden und er sagt, dass er 50 ist, bedeutet das, dass er 1820 geboren wurde und Sie bereits 1820 zurück sind. Für einen Amerikaner ist das verdammt gut, weißt du?

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