My former brother in law (he was about 8) used to think that African-Americans were white people that had grown old. He thought that everyone turned black when they got older.
A childhood belief about getting older

others believed things like this
- I thought that all black people were African-AmericanAnon
- I used to believe that african american people were black because they ate too much CoCo Puffs— Jessica
- I thought that old movies were black and white because the world was black and white then. — K
- when i was litte
I used to believe that white people had white blood and black people had black blood.Anon - When I was little I used to believe that black people saw in black and white. — Chelsea
- I used to believe that black people were white people dipped in Chocolate. That's what my dad told me...— Steve