Are There Black Amish People?

Are there any non-white Amish? The vast majority of Amish have European origins, but in this video I share 2 examples of how nonwhite people become a part of Amish society.

[jakevanmantgem]

I'm a truck driver, I deliver to many Amish business in Northern Indiana. I came across in one of my Amish customer that is black. I don't know the back story. In a side note I really enjoy your content, it has brought invaluable information. Thank you.

[kimfleury]

On a related note: Many years ago my college anthropology instructor told us that when he was in college, in the 1970s, he spent a summer with the Amish, living with one family. It was in Pennsylvania. The community was involved in a program for rehabilitating wayward English youth who had been caught up in the justice system. It was a voluntary program where the youth could opt to serve their sentences on Amish farms. (On a side note, there was a similar program with the Shaker community in Upstate NY). Of course at the time the only technology the juvenile delinquents missed was television and the movie theater. It was even before home VCRs. According to my ANTH instructor, it was a successful rehab program because the youths were valued members of the family whose contributions were needed. They developed a sense of purpose, which led to developing good morals and self-worth. The youth were of various racial and ethnic backgrounds. I'm not sure how many joined the Amish, but they tended to remain in contact if they went back home to their birth families. The other thing my ANTH instructor noted was that the Amish he stayed with don't spank their children, because they followed the biblical admonishment not to drive their children to anger. There's a balance between providing the boundaries with the gentle shepherd's rod, and the freedom to seek God's will in their lives.

[bevliechty]

We have a adopted black girl in our area n no problem for her. She is now a adult n still amish

[dorcaswalker]

TLC’s Amish programs over the does features non white amish and Mennonites through adoption and it shows though narrowly the issues that occur being different from your brethren and it would make an interesting subject if someone covered this matter from a perspective

[ThatAnimalChannel]

i saw a black amish girl but didnt even give it a second though.

[emmacrumley]

I found your channel a couple of weeks ago and it’s quickly become one of my favorites! I love learning about how other cultures live and the Amish’s way of life seems like a very peaceful one in comparison to the world we live in. Your videos are so fun and relaxing that I normally binge watch them while sewing my quilts and it’s one of my favorite parts of my day. Can’t wait to see the next video you post!

[stephaniebandosik]

Wow! I never thought about Amish adopting. That’s interesting!

[sabrinamiller]

An Amish adoption story in my family. Coming over to America on a ship there was a German Amish Mennonite family. There was also some Irish children that were siblings that their parents died on the ship. The Amish family adopted the children lost their parents. One of the Irish girls was my fourth great Grandmother.

[rachelcookie]

I saw a photo yesterday of some Amish girls and one of them was black. That had me thinking about non-white Amish and I assumed the girl was likely adopted. I was surprised when YouTube randomly recommended me this video today.

[Dirthauler]

Many people are under the misunderstanding that Amish is a religion, to be clear, it is not a religion. The Amish are a group of religious people that prefer to live with the old school values from a time when God and the Church were held at a much higher level than today. The Amish live by traditional Christian beliefs, but Amish is not a religion, it is a culture.

[astridgalactic]

I've seen Asian Amish in Lancaster, as well as in another part of Pennsylvania. Although, those outside of Lancaster were Mennonites. Also, I've seen an Amish girl who appeared to be of mixed race, but clearly with some Black in her linage. Don't know their stories, but I found it fascinating and had me opening my eyes and beliefs a little further.

[mindyourownbusinessplease]

We have Amish families that foster and adopted children. Some were biracial, and were from mothers who gave birth in prison. We also have Amish families that came from Mexico and
are not all Caucasian. Some were very dark and had ethnic features.

[jeffpatching]

Thank you for answering a very asked question

[tmc]

I know one personally who is African-American and was adopted by the Amish, and later chose to leave. I saw a documentary years ago about another African-American woman who was raised Amish and stayed Amish. She also married an Amish man and had several children.

[static_Tricolor_camry]

Thank you for answering my question, I was the one who requested this topic. You're the best, I love Amish girls because they're old souls that refused to follow a technology society and live like the rest of the world, because they don't believe in divorce that's a society I would truly want to be a part of. Living old fashion without social media and devoting the majority of my time to God.

[lunatunaplays]

I saw a black adolescent Amish boy mowing grass in Maysville Ohio in Wayne county a number of years ago. I asked my Amish friends and they said yes my eyes were not deceiving me he was adopted.

[fleshemx]

HMMM...now this has me to thinking for sure and for certain! I do remember years and years ago that I read something about a whole black Amish community and there were pictures of some of them. I do believe they were located in the Carolinas...I am thinking North Carolina. I wonder if they still exist. I have heard that some of the colonies do fail and move elsewhere.

[mastljn]

There are some Amish people. There was a young black Amish woman at my Anish grandmother's funeral in Kansas aeveral years ago. Not really common but I have seen a few non white people who are Amish.

[bryp]

They're even infesting the Amish, Christ

[myeflatley]

There are Black Mennonite churches in Belize. The country is heavily Black. There are also many white Mennonites, mostly Kleine Gemeinde. The country is favorable to Mennonites.