"So is dis gona affec ma reparations check?"

[Kyle]

Former Black Panther Angela Davis shocked to learn she is a descendant of the Mayflower


'Would you ever in your wildest dreams think that you may have been descended from the people who laid the foundation of this nation?' the host asked the former Black Panther



Racial activist and former fugitive Angela Davis was shocked to learn she is a Mayflower descendent on Tuesday's episode of "Finding Your Roots" on PBS.

Davis is notorious for working with the Communist Party USA and the Black Panther Party in the 1960s and 70s. Her involvement in the armed takeover of a California courtroom resulted in four deaths and her placement on the FBI's Most Wanted List.

Now 79, Davis was the latest to appear on the PBS show where celebrities and public figures learn about their ancestry.

Near the end of the episode, after discussing multiple members of her family, the former Black Panther learned she descended from William Brewster, one of the 101 people who came to the colonies in 1620 aboard the Mayflower.

Former Black Panther Angela Davis shocked to learn she is a descendant of the Mayflower

A Black activist learned the shocking revelation on PBS' "Finding Your Roots" that she descended from one of the earliest American settlers who arrived via the Mayflower in 1620.

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[PrchJrkr]

Well, ain't that a kick in the coochie?!

 

[DaSDGuy]

So her ancestors invaded the country, causing displacement and death of the Indigenous population and laid the foundation for slavery in the colonies. Make her pay reparations.

 

[glhs837]

To herself Glad to know I wont be alone when they come for the checks

 

[Clem72]

So her ancestors invaded the country, causing displacement and death of the Indigenous population and laid the foundation for slavery in the colonies. Make her pay reparations.

I have mentioned it many times before. More black people in the US are descended from slave owners than white people. The response is of course "well it wasn't consensual, they just raped their slaves". First off, says who? Lots of bi-racial families in the last couple hundred years (obviously more now than 50+ years ago). Secondly, who cares? So if your ancestor was a slave owner you owe reparations, but if your ancestor was not only a slave owner but also a rapist you don't? Sounds like your ancestor was even worse than the non-rapist ancestor. If we all inherit the bad things our ancestor did, two bad things don't cancel each other out they add up.