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Her association with Africans of Color and by extension African Americans is explained by Ancient Egypt's relationship with Nubia.
In the 19th century some historians and anthropologists reimagined specifically Cleopatra's genetical relationship with Nubia for the sake of romance in their work.
During the first half of the 20th century a Black Cleopatra gained momentum in the American popular consciousness thanks to an increasingly romantic treatment of her historical person, and because she had been repurposed for civil rights iconography.
Netflix's new documentary privileges Cleopatra's post-life over her life.
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