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by Xigg the Troll on February 1st, 2010

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Was Karl Marx of African descent?

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  • by iwnit on February 4th, 2010

    iwnit

    1) Karl Marx was a German with a Jewish background. Also, if the "out of Africa" hypothese applies, he was, like all of us, of African descent.

    Further information:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recent_African_origin_of_modern_humans


    2) "Karl Heinrich Marx was born in Trier, in the Kingdom of Prussia's Province of the Lower Rhine. His father, Heinrich Marx, was born a Jew but converted to Lutheranism prior to Karl's birth, in part in order to advance his career as a lawyer. A man of the Enlightenment, Heinrich was devoted to Kant and Voltaire, who took part in agitations for a constitution in Prussia. Karl's mother, born Henrietta Pressburg, was from Holland, and Jewish at the time of Karl's birth, although she converted upon the death of her parents. Karl was baptized when he was six years old."
    Source and further information:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_marx

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  • by Scumop on February 2nd, 2010

    Scumop

    All of us are of African descent.

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  • by thatsJustme on February 1st, 2010

    thatsJustme

    German, I think....

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  • by Twisted Taco on February 1st, 2010

    Twisted Taco

    No, Chinese

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  • by Anonymous on February 1st, 2010

    Anonymous

    No. He was Jewish on both his mother's and father's side. His father converted to Christianity before he (meaning Karl) was born. His mother converted when Karl was a young boy, and then had Karl baptized as well.

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