were north Africans black people pre-conquests ?

by magicofire

i'm just wondering since i saw a lot of people claim that Berbers were black Africans and Negroids before intermixing while Pomponius Mela, Ptolemy claim that White Ethiopians exist even before Christ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Aethiopians

jschooltiger

Those racial categories really don't apply in the ancient world; this is explained in this section of our FAQ.