12 Exhibition which receives public funding claims the first Britons were black, Septimus Severus was black and 11% of Roman York was black based on a burial ground where 11% of graves were North African (so not sub Saharan African). (web.archive.org) posted 301 days ago by ZyklonShower 301 days ago by ZyklonShower +12 / -0 3 comments share 3 comments share save hide report block hide replies
there's a decent possibility that the earliest britons did have darker skin. that doesn't make them African though