In a message dated 9/12/00 1:45:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Tsalagi02 writes: << Your absolutely right Bright Star! We had this topic/issue long ago on the BD list. In my eyes, this all started here in the USA. People may have come here and mixed, but it did not start in other lands and land here, it happened in AMERICA. Indigenous bloods are mixed in with those who claim the term "BLACK DUTCH", INDIGENOUS ones from this land now known as the United States Of America.......... >> Turtle, I know you are right. All the folks have to do, is check our archives. Do you guys remember the German list that wanted to throw me off, for asking this question: What are the Black Dutch and what part of Germany are they from? The reply to me was very mean, and his exact words were": Its an American Thing!!! Why heck, I already knew that. Just wanted to hear them say so. LOL Bright Star