Why is Kamala called the 1st black VP?

I see that she is Jamaican & Indian. Why is she not considered either one of those
nationalities?

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chrisCA · M

Where did Jamaicans come ftom?

Sidewinder · 36-40, M

@chrisCA When Jamaica was colonized back in the 1490's, it was first under Spanish rule and was named Santiago.

Then, in the mid 1650's, it came under British rule, it became Jamaica.

And while under British rule, Jamaica was part of the British West Indies.

And it wasn't until 1962, that Jamaica became independent of the United Kingdom.

chrisCA · M

@Sidewinder I understand, buy weren't black Jamaicans native to Africa, or their ancestors were?

Sidewinder · 36-40, M

@chrisCA there was slavery in Jamaica at the time.

People of African origin involuntarily removed from their native homelands and forced to labor in the sugar plantations.