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Was Sir Francis Drake A Black Man? — 2 Comments

  1. I never actually gave it much thought; not even being a former “sailor” myself. Most of our American naval traditions were adopted from British naval traditions, early on since most of our sailors were of British extract at the beginning; whether English, Irish or Scot. And since those play to the sea, and seamanship for the most part, are fairly common among fleets around the world, in fact, although each adds touches of its own that play to nationalism as well. Whether Drake was black or white shouldn’t MATTER at all; what he DID, should be what’s important.

    • Whether Drake was black or white obviously does matter, Sandra, at the very least to those who have gone through the trouble to hide his true ethnicity (if it is true that he was black). Truth always matters, Sarah, no matter how unimportant that truth may be to some or all. Since the foundation of the world, people have tried to disregard the importance of truth. The earliest recorded instance of this is when Satan called into question God’s truthfulness, asking Eve, “Yea hath God said?.” And who can forget Pontius Pilate famously asking Jesus, “And what is Truth?”

      Truth always matter, as even in court, when a witness is sworn in, he is asked to swear or affirm that any testimony he provides will be “The Truth, the whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth.” Why? Because the Bible says, “No lie is of the Truth,” and our justice system was founded on the Bible.
      If Drake’s true ethnicity does not matter to you, that is understandable; but, if the historical record has been tampered with in this regard, then that should matter to anyone who values Truth. Because “no lie is of the Truth.”

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