Why do African-Americans have lighter skin on their palms and feet? I realise it is genetics, but why and how did this trait develop? Please note that I am asking out of curiosity and no racism is intended in any way.

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1. WikiAnswers - Why do black people have white hands and feet
   
The palms of their hands and the soles of their feet are a lighter shade of brown than the. ... of their feet are a lighter shade of brown than the rest of their skin, not white! ... Are all the parts of his body the same color, i.e. WHITE? ... skin on the palms and soles of the feet is always less pigmented than ...




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2. Why do black people have white hands?
   
Peple could ask the same question about white people, or why theyve got the same "bland" skintone. ... And even Hispanic people (no matter how dark or light) have the same palm coloring as everyone else. No person is one full color, everyone has about five or ten different shades of a oclor on their body. We'd look weird if...




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Everyone's skin and eyes can be affected by the sun and other forms of UV rays. People with light skin are much more likely to have sun damage, but darker-skinned people, including African Americans and Hispanic Americans, also can be affected. ... People with lighter skin are more likely to burn. Sunburns are thought...




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Now I have asked very large audiences composed of blacks and what we call ... with their palms up (the side where the sun couldn't get. at them) and then I asked them to take off their shoes and look at the bottoms of their feet. ..... I think we do have a fair chance of man finding what his function is in the ...




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