“The indigenous peoples of the Congo are all black in color,some more so,some less so. Many are to be seen who are the color of chestnut and some tend to be more olive-colored. BUT THE ONE WHO IS OF THE DEEPEST BLACK IN COLOR IS HELD BY THEM TO BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL…There are some children who although their parents are black, are born white skinned…And these are regarded by the Congolese as monsters…Given the fact that a black skin is so highly regarded among them,we Europeans appear ugly in their eyes… But they do not want us to call them Negroes but Blacks (Prietos); amongst them only slaves are called Negroes and thus amongst them it is the same things to say negro as to say slave.” - Antonio de Teruel in Narrative Description of…the Kingdom of the Congo (1663-1664) THIS WAS STATED IN THE 1600S BY EUROPEANS VISITING THE CONGO… DO BLACK PEOPLE STILL VIEW THE DARKEST OF SKIN AS BEAUTIFUL?
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Just thought to add… In several parts of pre-colonial West Africa, white skin was associated with ghosts. I think part...
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