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623 — Sons of Noah

This supports the biblical idea that all humans descent from Cham, Sem and Japhet, the three sons of Noach. The explanation that black Africans, as the “sons of Cham”, were cursed, possibly “blackened” by their sins, became increasingly common during the 18c and 19c slave trade and justified slavery, racism and the exploitation of Africans.