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Ancient Egyptian Wisdom on Race The concept of race would have been totally alien to them [the ancient Egyptians]. Of course the ancient Egyptians discriminated…But it is evident, from reliefs, inscriptions, and actual mummies, that they did not discriminate on the basis of color. Neither color nor ‘previous conditions of servitude’ prevented an individual from becoming ‘one of us’. Slaves sometimes married into families or were adopted. Some persons of foreign origin attained high rank… Foreigners became Egyptians when they learned the language and adopted the customs of the country - Barbara Mertz; “Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt” amzn.to/1pdt6f2
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 02:37:32 +0000

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