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  2. Black Irish (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the term "Black Irish" was initially used in the 19th century to derogatorily describe Irish refugees of the Great Famine. [1] It later shifted into a term used to describe people of Irish descent who have black or dark-colored hair, blue or dark eyes, or otherwise dark coloring.

  3. Pre-modern conceptions of whiteness - Wikipedia

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    Later Xenophanes of Colophon described the Aethiopians as black and snub-nosed and the Thracians as having red hair and blue eyes. [76] In his description of the Scythians, Hippocrates states that the cold weather "burns their white skin and turns it ruddy." [77] [78]

  4. Melungeon - Wikipedia

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    Melungeon (/ m ə ˈ l ʌ n dʒ ən / mə-LUN-jən) (sometimes also spelled Malungean, Melangean, Melungean, Melungin [3]) was a slur [4] historically applied to individuals and families of mixed-race ancestry with roots in colonial Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina primarily descended from free people of color and white settlers.

  5. Black hair - Wikipedia

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    Black hair is the most common in Asia and Africa. [2] Though this characteristic can also be seen throughout Europe as well, it is considerably less common. [3] It can be found in Celtic populations such as in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. [4] Black hair can come in a variety of textures, just as any hair color.

  6. Searching for my identity as a mixed-Black woman ... - AOL

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    For adoptees, figuring out our story requires work — scouring fragments of documents, stories and phone conversations. And sometimes, we still come up short.

  7. Nazi racial theories - Wikipedia

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    For the Nazis, in the beginning there were two types of Aryans: one was predominantly red or blonde haired and blue-eyed (Germanic Aryans); while the other was predominantly dark eyed and dark haired (Mediterranean Aryans). Blond, red hair, and dark hair were common among both kind of Aryans but one predominated over the other.

  8. Circassian beauty - Wikipedia

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    In parts of Europe and North America where blond hair was more common, the pairing of extremely white skin with very dark hair also present among some Circassians was exalted, even in Russia which was at war with the Circassians; Semyon Bronevskii exalted Circassian women for having light skin, dark brown hair, dark eyes and "the lineaments of ...

  9. Race and appearance of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    [9]: 161, 194 Thus, in terms of physical appearance, the average Judean of the time would have likely had brown or black hair, honey/olive-brown skin, and brown eyes. Judean men of the time period were on average about 1.65 metres or 5 feet 5 inches in height.