Josh, what are you doing here?

I've always wondered this myself, but was always too afraid to ask because I don't want people to argue and get into a racial argument.

I don't know how this could be perceived as racist

The Egyptians were slave owners. If one were to perceive them as white...you can possibly see where this would go. I would want to avoid such arguments.

There were black slave owners but I can see what you're getting at

They were a mixture of races because they tented to assimilate the population of the regions they conquered. They were the darker black of Nubians as well as lighter brown of Middle Eastern.

But brown nonetheless.

Northern Africa has almost always been a place where Negroids and Caucasians intermingled, so it can be difficult to identify race in the ancient cultures that lived there. Tutankhamen was almost definitely Caucasian (at least mostly), but by the time you get to the time of Cleopatra there is a much more prevalent amount of African (Negroid) influence in Egyptian culture, which suggests that Ancient Egypt may have "blackened" over time.

From what we learned, they were more middle eastern in the beginning. As they were conquered and conquered nubia (over and over and over and over again) they did become of a darker skin. A rich copper at times, I believe.

Middle-Eastern people are Caucasian anthropologically, so that makes sense.

You guys just answered SO many questions for me, you have no idea! Thank you!