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Jump to: navigation, search  Black Dutch is a term with several
different meanings in United States dialect and slang. It
generally refers to racial, ethnic, or cultural roots. Its
meaning has varied in different parts of the nation and at
different times. Several varied groups of multiracial people
have sometimes been referred to or adopted the term "Black
Dutch," most often as a reference to their ancestors.[1]
[2][3][4]  Black Dutch is an unofficial American ethnic
designation. It was commonly used in Pennsylvania among ethnic
Germans, some of whom migrated south to Virginia and other
points.[citation needed] Separately, it became adopted around
1830 and afterward among certain Southeastern families of mixed-
race ancestry, especially those of Cherokee descent.[5] When
used in the South, it usually did not imply African admixture,
although some families who used the term were of tri-racial
descent.  Dutch and Sephardic Jewish colonists[edit]  Th