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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45
African American - Descendant of African slaves in the United States
- [insert Ethnicity] American - Immigrant or offspring of immigrants from particular country. Usually used when individuals are still holding on to their culture. Can take out the American part.
-Black - African Americans, immigrants from African countries, or multiracial mixes from the first two.
Those are the common definitions that I see being used.
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Good point. Very few Blacks in the US are truely "African American", but that is the politically correct term to use now days for anyone who is of dark color living in the US. The term is HIGHLY misleading. I think they should stop using it. Why don't they just call themselves American. It strikes of a need to maintain difference for other reasons.