No 16. Associating the color black with bad or evil as in the black spot, black balled, black mail or etc was originated from ancient peoples being afraid of the night and what mysteries or unknown evil was lurking there. Innocent sounds during the day would become goblins at night. Thievery, murder, vicious animals you can’t see all preyed on the unsuspecting, blinded by the dark humans. My good friend tried to tell me that associating black with evil came from the dislike of the black race and it is racist. I explained to him that the ancient practice of associating black with evil, bad, etc. is associated with the night and is not race based at all.