I was replying to her comment about Egyptians being black: "The Egyptians, the black people, are who began the first recorded mass s***ery, of the ancient Hebrews." She was wrong. I simply corrected her assumption.

As far as I know there are still two theories about when the first human like hominids appeared. The first is the multiregionalism theory (also known as the continuity theory), which states that apes evolved into humans on the continents of Africa, Europe and Asia. This theory would explain the fact that the peoples from each of these continents had distinct features due to genetic continuity in that particular area. And the second being the Out of Africa, or the replacement theory, holds that humans originated in Africa exclusively and then slowly migrated to the rest of the world, probably in two separate waves, somewhere between 56,000 and 200,000 years ago [source: The Economist]. While there were other hominids on other continents, they never evolved into humans. These early hominids may have died off because they couldn't compete with the more evolved Homo sapiens for the resources that were available. Or those Homo sapiens may have been absorbed and the races blended.

Studies support the Out of Africa to a point that is the examination of skulls. Whereas the further you go back in Africa the less distinction there is in skull density and diversity. Skull studies have not been performed to any degree of European or Asian simply because they are rare. One of the reasons they may be rare is due to the difference in climate.

As I recall, the only mention I made of her family was the remark that my family history dates back to the 1600s and I was glad to meet another person who can trace their family back to the early formation of the US. I made no mention of race other than correcting her misunderstanding of the race of Egyptians.

I do not know where you get your information about Egyptians being black. Whereas they did have some black blood, they were not in totality black. ~15,000 YBP, a large movement of ancient Caucasoids moved down from Europe into North Africa, displacing the B****s and pushing them down further into Africa.

And the ancient Caucasoids in the Horn region have a very ancient pedigree dating back ~42,000 YBP. Genetic and skull studies show that ancient Egyptians were a largely Caucasoid race that probably no longer exists, but that is most closely related to Egyptians today who are 91% Caucasian and 9% Black.

You mean well I am sure, but just a little research would improve the acceptability of your comments.

My family also has a long history in the US, on my father's side they were among the first settlers in Virginia. I am pleased to meet another who can trace their ancestry back to the 1600s.