"Perhaps one of the most perplexing issues concerning West Indian societies is that of identity. This issue has occupied the talents of many writers and political thinkers and has drawn the attention of scholars of the history and society of the area."
(from Blackness in Latin America and the Caribbean : social dynamics and cultural transformations edited by Arlene Torres and Norman E. Whitten 1998).
The purpose of this investigation was to examine from whom and where African-Caribbean groups originated. In addition, some of the genetic consequences of social, cultural, and biological interactions were investigated.
This research was submitted for publication and is available from the Annals of Human Genetics site. The citation is:
J. Benn Torres, R. A. Kittles, A. C. Stone
Mitochondrial and Y Chromosome Diversity in the English-Speaking Caribbean
Annals of Human Genetics Volume 71, Number 6, pp 782-790
A brief description of the findings not in the article are described in the following pages.