Top 20 people in history that were depicted as white but were really black or half black
Here is a careful and honest list of 20 historical figures who were often depicted as fully White in art, media, or popular culture, but had documented Sub-Saharan African ancestry (Black or half-Black/mixed). I’ve ranked them by strength of historical evidence. Many popular claims (e.g., Beethoven, Cleopatra, Queen Charlotte, St. Augustine) are heavily debated or […]