My Sister and Brother-in-Law both have college degrees and are intelligent.
I was surprised to learn they both thought Cleopatra was Black. I explained that she was a descendant of Ptolemy, one of Alexander’s generals.
They accepted the explanation but two well educated, intelligent people should not be that ignorant. They clearly had been misinformed.
Cleopatra was genetically a Greek, but she spoke Copt (Egyptian) worshiped Egyptian Gods, hired Egyptians,and became “the living Isis” (a goddess). She was beloved by the Egyptians. So, color of skin didn’t really count for much with them.