The indigenous ancient Egyptians were Black Africans. They traced their origin to the south and southeast, i.e., to "the land of Punt, present day Somalia and northern Kenya…"2 They also referred to their nation as "KMT" or Kemit which "means strictly [N]egroes or at the very least, black men. This term is a collective noun which described the whole people of pharaonic Egypt as a black people."3

In addition to the tradition of their origin and the name they used to describe themselves and their nation, other evidence confirms that the ancient Egyptians were originally Black Africans: Their language was African, not Indo-European, Semitic or "Afroasiatic." The hieroglyphic images and symbols employed by the ancient Egyptians are native African in origin, not Mesopotamian. The royal mummies are generally black and have high melanin levels consistent with Black people. The blood type and physical remains of the general population are consistent with other Nile Valley Africans. The culture of the ancient Egyptians, i.e., religion, family structure, etc., is typically African. Moreover, ancient Hebrew, Greek and Roman eyewitnesses overwhelmingly described the ancient Egyptians as Black Africans.4

Finally, the Bible states that "…[t]he sons of Ham [were] Cush and Mizraim [i.e., Egypt], and Phut, and Canaan. And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah and Sabtah, and Raamah and Sabtechah."5 According to Biblical

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