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| '''African Americans''', also referred to as '''Black Americans''' or '''Afro-Americans''', are citizens or residents of the United States who have total or partial ancestry from any of the native populations of [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]. | '''African Americans''', also referred to as '''Black Americans''' or '''Afro-Americans''', are citizens or residents of the United States who have total or partial ancestry from any of the native populations of [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]. | ||
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| - | African Americans constitute the second largest [[Race and ethnicity in the United States|racial and ethnic minority in the United States]]. Most African Americans are of [[West Africa|West]] and [[Central Africa]]n descent and are descendants of [[Slavery in the United States|enslaved blacks]] within the boundaries of the present United States. However, some [[African immigration to the United States|immigrants]] from African, Caribbean, Central American, and South American nations, and their descendants, may be identified or self-identify with the term. | ||
| [[African-American history]] starts in the 16th century with Africans forcibly taken to Spanish and English [[Colony|colonies]] in America as [[Slavery|slaves]]. After the United States came into being, [[Slavery in the United States|black people continued to be enslaved]] and [[Racism in the United States|treated as inferiors]]. These circumstances were changed by [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]], development of the [[African-American culture|black community]], participation in the great [[Military history of African Americans|military conflicts of the United States]], the elimination of [[racial segregation]], and the [[Civil Rights Movement]]. In 2008, [[Barack Obama]] was the first African American to be elected [[president of the United States]]. The geographical-origin-based [[#Terminology|term "African American"]] is commonly used interchangeably with "black American", although skin-color-based terms are sometimes considered disparaging. | [[African-American history]] starts in the 16th century with Africans forcibly taken to Spanish and English [[Colony|colonies]] in America as [[Slavery|slaves]]. After the United States came into being, [[Slavery in the United States|black people continued to be enslaved]] and [[Racism in the United States|treated as inferiors]]. These circumstances were changed by [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]], development of the [[African-American culture|black community]], participation in the great [[Military history of African Americans|military conflicts of the United States]], the elimination of [[racial segregation]], and the [[Civil Rights Movement]]. In 2008, [[Barack Obama]] was the first African American to be elected [[president of the United States]]. The geographical-origin-based [[#Terminology|term "African American"]] is commonly used interchangeably with "black American", although skin-color-based terms are sometimes considered disparaging. | ||
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African Americans, also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are citizens or residents of the United States who have total or partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa.
African-American history starts in the 16th century with Africans forcibly taken to Spanish and English colonies in America as slaves. After the United States came into being, black people continued to be enslaved and treated as inferiors. These circumstances were changed by Reconstruction, development of the black community, participation in the great military conflicts of the United States, the elimination of racial segregation, and the Civil Rights Movement. In 2008, Barack Obama was the first African American to be elected president of the United States. The geographical-origin-based term "African American" is commonly used interchangeably with "black American", although skin-color-based terms are sometimes considered disparaging.
African American culture
