Anthropology - We all came from Africa. Why are we not all black?

... Why is it that, except for Australia and maybe parts of South Asia*, most descendants of people who came out of Africa are pale skinned (Caucasian

... Why is it that, except for Australia and maybe parts of South Asia*, most descendants of people who came out of Africa are pale skinned (Caucasian or Asia), without a trace of black people until recent migrations? Some are darker-skinned than others but none are truly black. *Actually, the blackest person I have ever met was a Sri Lankan.

Also, were Neanderthals black or white or somewhere in between? Do we know?

or:... Why is it that, except for Australia and maybe parts of South Asia*, most descendants of people who came out of Africa are pale skinned (Caucasian or Asia), without a trace of black people until recent migrations? Some are darker-skinned than others but none are truly black. *Actually, the blackest person I have ever met was a Sri Lankan.Also, were Neanderthals black or white or somewhere in between? Do we know?

or:All such questions end up as racial bigotry with no support from scientific evidence.

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