Just like millions of others, I have a hobby, and it is genealogy. It has not been a popular hobby for African Americans until recently. This is what I choose to do, and in so doing, I have been able to trace my family history back thousands of years. You may believe it is moot, but I do not, and neither do millions of others who have submitted DNA. Through my research and documentation I was able to prove lineage and join the DAR. If this is moot then why in the world do we have a Virginia Roots list, and a Virginia History List? Anita -- James Brothers <[log in to unmask]> wrote: To some extent this is all moot. As an anthropologist I accept, at least until a better theory comes along) the out of Africa hypothesis. Which of course means if you go back far enough we are all Africans... James Brothers, RPA [log in to unmask] On May 22, 2007, at 2:41, Anita Wills wrote: > This reminds me of a nasty message I received from someone who was > upset that I made a statement about being related to George > Washington. At first he politely asked a question, but the next > message showed just how ignorant this person is. He said that George > Washington had NO Negroes in his family line. I guess he had me mixed > up with the person who said they were a direct descendant of > Washington. My truth comes from the DNA test that I took (through > family tree DNA), my research, and those who contacted me (DNA > cousins), once the results were released. Nothing that I stated > changes George Washington, or his accomplishments. It is what it is!! > > Anita