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Title: Greek village with African roots
Post by: Maik on Wednesday, 19 February, 2014 @ 23:01:28

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Greek, black and proud: the village in Greece with African roots
The African origins of a rural community in Thrace

The village of Avato, in the northeastern prefecture of Xanthi, is home to a unique community whose ancestors are believed to have come to Greece from Sudan during Ottoman rule

http://www.enetenglish.gr/?i=news.en.society&id=1769

Title: Re: Greek village with African roots
Post by: TonyKath on Thursday, 20 February, 2014 @ 20:15:37

Interesting - thanks Maik.  Never heard of it before - shows some of the strange things that happened around 1922.

Tony