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In article <OYSTEING.93Jan23113055@garm.idt.unit.no> oysteing@garm.idt.unit.no (Oystein Groevlen) writes:
> Did not most American slaves  come from
>Western  Africa? This is  like saying  that I  am  not  more genetical
>related to a Swede than to a Greek.
>
>I  have often wondered if it is only a  coincidence that while Eastern
>Africans  are  good at  long  distances,  both  Western  Africans  and
>American Blacks are good at shorter distances.  I am not claiming that
>the reason for this  is genetic. It could also be cultural reasons for
>this.
>

	The following is my understanding -- please correct me if I am
wrong:
	Most Africans, including virtually all West Africans are Bantu 
peoples.  Kalenjins, the tribal group to which Chelimo, Rono, Boit, 
Keino, Kiptanui, et al belong, is Bantu, and thus they are (distantly)
related to the Bantu people of West Africa (and thus to most American
blacks).  The Luo and Turkana, to which Ondieki and Ereng belong, 
respectively, are not Bantu, and thus the Kalenjins are, if anything, 
more closely related to the West Africans than Ondieki and Ereng.

	Waiting for corrections . . .

	Coty Pinckney			Thomas.C.Pinckney@williams.edu