Ethnicity:
Irish, African and Native American
Spector was the lead singer of the girl group, The Ronettes. The Ronettes were a 60′s group who are famous for their hit, Be my Baby. The other members of the group included her sister, Estelle Bennett and her cousin, Nedra Talley who was of African American and Puerto Rican descent.
Spector stated in an interview that she was born in Spanish Harlem to an Irish father and a mother of African and Native American descent. She was born Veronica Yvette Bennett on August 10, 1943.
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To Nativegirl,etc , I agree alot of Afrian Americans & Puerto Rican’s r incorrectly believing they r Native American. They aren’t of course. The Indians in Puerto Rico & most of the Carribean died out in the early 1600′s!
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Yes, most of the natives in the West Indies did die or were killed. But that isn’t a complete story. The pilgrims went to North America because of religious persecution. The Spanish, French, and Portuguese did not. They were on board ships for months and practically starving. They banged EVERYTHING in site. One boat of Spaniards in Hawaii produced hundreds of offspring. Anyhow, have you ever heard of honorary white status? This is done with the Japanese in South Africa. And in Puerto Rico, the Tainos that abandoned their way of life and converted to catholoscism, were listed as white on the census. Many natives also hid in the hills. Most Puerto Ricans are tri-racial. Some are bi-racial (black and white). It is proven through history and genetic testing. Almost everyone is mixed, but for some reason it is still up for debate. Mostly, by racist and self-hating Puerto Ricans. The typical mix of Puerto Ricans is somewhere between all three races, or somewhere between black and white.
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a lot of african american people have been incorrectly led to believe that they are part Native when, in fact, they are not. sadly, being “black” or “african” was so looked down upon in the days after slavery that many african american people chose to claim Native ancestry. historical scholarship has shown us that the rate of Native and african american mixing was actually at a much lower rate than originally believed. so, when african american people claim Native ancestors, with little historical or familial evidence, i can’t help but doubt them.
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In Northern states that may be somewhat true about Native and African interaction but down south we have the Lumbe tribes of the Carolinas that have a Native identity but are tri racial. The so called Melugeons of Tennesse and Kentucky that are also very mixed. Some Natives like the Cherokee and Choctaw had slaves and some intermixed. One of Seminole Chief, Osceola’s wives was of African descent. “African Americans” ancestry varies depending on the situation of that region. In some parts of the south, African Americans have a hidden Chinese ancestry like Oprah and James Brown that they have no clue about.
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Actually, I think some people mistakenly believe they are Native descent, when they don’t exactly know the genetic makeup of a family member. Some african americans mixed with european look “native”. But also, I think because of the racism experienced, many did not want to believe that they are related to whites.
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Wow what a nice multiracial blend there.
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Ronnie Spector is half Irish (Father) and half Black (mother).
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She also said in an interview,that she was confused,she didn’t know if she was black or white.I thought that was crazy,to I remembered that when my sister was little,and we were at the park.This little white girl she was playing with asked her the same thing;however asks her that now
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She said that about her CHILDHOOD “Ronnie Spector said that at one point in her childhood, she was not sure if she was black or white.” -wikipedia.com Of course she didn’t fully understand as a child but I’m sure now she knows that shes multiracial and is just a human being regardless of race,and that she should just be who she is and accept all 3 racial categories because it’s wonderful and unique.
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To Jasmine
Yea I know all that about Ronnie,I was just remember something that happen when I was a kid
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