What do you consider your roots to be?

Today in class, we discussed a bit about race, ethnicity, and nationality. Knowing some of my family members history, I know that I have white decent about 4-5 generations before me on my mom’s side of the family already. My dads side, on the other hand, is fully “black”, or African American from what I know. However, I know that my currently alive great grandmother is originally from a more southern part of Georgia. That makes me wonder what the history before her is. Based on this, I would consider my roots to be some type of African and white. 

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