Twitter Reacts To Angela Davis Learning Of Her Mayflower Ancestry: ‘During Black History Month?!’

<p>Political activist Angela Davis got quite the surprise during her recent sit-down with Henry Louis Gates Jr&period;&comma; as she learned of her ancestral tie to the <em>Mayflower<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Angela Was Shocked By The Revelation<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The matter came up during a recent installment of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;HenryLouisGates&sol;status&sol;1628210213236142080" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><em>Finding Your Roots<&sol;em><&sol;a>&comma; as Henry linked with Angela to discuss her family lineage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During their meet-up&comma; Henry told Angela that a long-distant relative of hers was actually a passenger onboard the <em>Mayflower<&sol;em>&comma; which brought the Pilgrims over to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;black-history-howard-university-college-swim-team&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">America<&sol;a> way back in 1620&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Angela was visibly bewildered after learning this&comma; as the camera caught her reaction&period; After initially laughing in disbelief&comma; she says&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Oof&&num;8230&semi;that&&num;8217&semi;s a little too much to deal with right now&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Henry then proceeds to ask&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Did you ever in your wildest dreams think that you may have descended from people who laid the foundation for this country&quest;&&num;8221&semi; In turn&comma; Angela simply responds that she would have &&num;8220&semi;never&&num;8221&semi; thought that her ancestor was &&num;8220&semi;one of the 101 people who sailed on the <em>Mayflower<&sol;em>&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1628210213236142080" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Twitter Reacts To Angela Davis &amp&semi; Henry Louis Gates Jr&period;&&num;8217&semi;s Sit-Down<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Once the clip began circulating&comma; the quote tweets instantly blew up&comma; as some were using the revelation as a way to denounce Angela&&num;8217&semi;s work&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1628468145072603137" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1628789122138505218" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; others swooped in and broke down how Black Americans will often have white ancestors&comma; as sexual violence was a regular part of enslavement&period; In other words&comma; they forwarded the argument that this revelation isn&&num;8217&semi;t the fun fact or &&num;8220&semi;gotcha&&num;8221&semi; moment that many are making it out to be&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1628495011284152320" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1628498192483651584" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1628595797020274688" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In addition to how he delivered the news&comma; people also took issue with Henry Louis Gates Jr&period; referring to the Pilgrims as the ones who &&num;8220&semi;laid the foundation for this country&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1628417858894983168" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1628761129252945921" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On the flip side&comma; though&comma; it was also pointed out that this information shouldn&&num;8217&semi;t necessarily be surprising to Angela&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1628537370827010050" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1628457916419416065" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; users also shared that Angela&&num;8217&semi;s reaction was more rooted in &&num;8220&semi;disappointment and frustration&&num;8221&semi; as opposed to surprise&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1628700202734608385" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1628778350742323201" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>What do you think about the overall situation&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"113115" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;angela-davis-mayflower-ancestry-black-history&sol;" data-secure&equals;"0a3548add1"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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