Was Ellen G. White Black?

Dr. Benjamin Baker discusses the possibility of Ellen White being black

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[keittkatranch]

Never heard any suggestions that she was black, but it doesn't matter to me if she was or not.

[ahvc]

By her pictures, I've always thought she had black on her family tree but to me that was irrelevant as what was important was her messages from God for us.

[kathleenanderson]

The first time I saw EGW’s photo, I immediately could see she was biracial.

[LarrySeppanen]

I’m 34 miles from Gouldtown if you need me to check on anything? Personally, I think she was black, Indian, & Caucasian just by her looks. Whatever her ethnicity, I think she was a humble prophet of God. Her writings are ordained of God, and lead people to scripture which was her mission. God willing I hope to meet her in glory!

[darryl]

If it is true it would in no way change my respect and love for Sister White but the White Estate seems eager to deny it like it's a bad thing

[graddymizo]

Black, white, and brown it dosen't matter... God dosen't seek on color. God only chose who are only really faithfull to Him.

[ymvillegas]

I always thought she was mixed. Beautiful woman

[jannievorster]

What does it matter if she was white or black? God choose her to be His spokesperson. It does matter if you hearken the words of God or not. One thing becomes obvious to me years ago already, SDA organization is not operating according God's words expressed through the writings of this precious woman. I worked for a SDA man 30 years ago, was staying on his property next to his house. One morning I was walking to the rubbish hole to throw out my dash bin. In the hole the rubbish were burning with hard cover books in it. I picked up one book and start reading. Needless to say, I rescued all the other books I could. To make a long story short, I become part of the SDA, but soon realized Im not welcome in their midst. Happy to say, I follow my Jesus where ever He leads me, thanks to this women. I am white.

[patrickaupont]

The idea it doesn't matter weather she was Black or not... leave that in God hand's.

[kerri]

Great work you are doing.

Would love to get content that can be shown at churches that is shorter and to the point.

[XwynntopiaX]

I like to think of her as biracial, especially since we have little to nothing about her mother. I LIKE to think of her as biracial, and I am biracial, half white and half Native American. I have a sort of dark complexion. You can tell I am mixed something or other. Thanks for the video. Love the comments.

[fayjohnson]

How strange it is that there's a pic of Ellen, her father yet none of her don't trust much that comes from the White estate btw

[kennethmurray]

I learn so much this morning, thank u.

[KristaM-ms]

I identify as white though I have a darker complexion being 14% Native American and 3% African. My mom's parents were fairer skinned and her dad was am SDA minister in the 1940's through the early 70's mostly in the Midwest (he retired in Michigan). I grew up in Loma Linda, CA and went to Loma Linda Academy SDA School where most of my classmates at the time were white, Filipino and some Asian with just a few black students. Neither my parents, grandparents, teachers, people at church, no one I associated with in the SDA community growing up ever mentioned or questioned anything about EG White's race and I never thought about it even though I had seen pictures of her. But years after I finished high school and moved to New York City and travelled the globe and wasn't involved with the SDA community and outside the bubble I grew up in I one day saw a picture of EG White and it struck me with surprise to recognize her as being of mixed race. It seemed so obvious. One of my best friends as a kid was a fair-skinned black SDA girl with parents on both sides of her family being fair-skinned black and I knew her extended family and cousins who were all SDA and I found it odd that I didn't recognize EG White as being mixed race as a kid because it wasn't as if I wasn't exposed to fair skinned black people and that it wasn't until I had spent time outside the community that I recognized it. I was explaining the history of the SDA religion to a friend tonight who is white and told him how I believed EG White was biracial and it wasn't talked about thought now decades later maybe times have changed and people in the SDA Church are open about and embrace the fact that she is biracial. I was disappointed to find that it hasn't been concluded yet to be true definitively. Thank you for this video. Upon seeing her pictures my friend totally agrees without question she has African genes in her ancestry. I wish her relatives would do a DNA test. Like someone suggested in an earlier comment.... geneology isn't conclusive. Women can get pregnant by men other than their husbands and there was that question she had about what year she was actually which maybe had to do with fudging a time of conception....and no picture of her My DNA test results had some surprises that didn't match with family history. Like my mom's dad saying we were part Cherokee Indian on his side and my mom's Ancestry DNA results showed zero Native American ancestry! All my Native American came from my Dad's side (who also had the black ancestry). I think it would be nice and significant since EG White was a good woman who accomplished so much if she could become a part of black history.

[hannaliesel]

I don't think it should matter whether she was black or not. We all are equal in God's eyes regardless of color. We all who are children of God, and brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus, will be together in Heaven. You know when I was little I asked my mother why black people wanted their own churches if we would be going to Heaven together? She said she knew it didn't make any sense; and I am here as a white woman to say-what difference does it make? God loves us all-not just black, asian, or white.

[ATAVMJPRO]

Dear Dr. B, I have a great aunt that was mistaken for being white, & an aunt that could have been Ellen's sister - both are black - just very light skinned with straight hair. As you know, this is typical in many black families - especially in & around the early 1, 900's. It appears that very light skinned blacks were NOT deemed "black" as we call them today. That is why E.W. says Zipporah, Moses's wife was not "black" - but we would call her black today. Also, don't you find it a bit mysterious and convenient that Ellen's Mother cannot be fully identified - but her father can; we even have a picture of him? I don't think this a coincidence. Ellen's "negroid" features had to come from somewhere - they just didn't come from her father.

[judithmiguda]

The first time I ever saw a photo of EGW I immediately thought to myself this woman has a strong black genes. I have kept telling anybody who cares to listen that she indeed is black.

[elainesmith]

Not that it matters, but some of her descendants could give a sample of their saliva, blood so that a DNA test could be done. I know she has several descendants still alive because I attended the same church with some when I first became an Adventist so many years ago. That should answer the lingering questions about her racial heritage and remove doubt.

[nicl]

Does it matter if Ellen G White was black, her writings are amazing and God given, she was used by God, no doubt.

[cooperchoo]

Many families back then had well kept secrets as research into anyone's genealogy shows. So who knows? One idea would be to DNA a living relative. Maybe she had a different father to her siblings, hence the confusion about her birth date with her alleged twin? Just a thought.