# Was Europe (1500-1789) a black civilisation?

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**Created:** [December 22, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-europe-1500-1789-a-black-civilisation/522194 "2009-12-22T15:21:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-europe-1500-1789-a-black-civilisation/522194/109 "2009-12-22T18:15:18Z")

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> [@Egmond\_Codfried](#):
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> Look for images of black Jesusses, dear.

You said the elite had no use for a white god or Jesus, so explain why there are white Jesuses from that period.

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> Some can’t, unless they wear a strong sunblock. Those are closer to ther classical albino ancestors.

Again, if there were that many albinos it would be reflected in the historical record.

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> Dear, bless your heart, I could not believe my own findings.

That’s because they’re garbage. 😉

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