African American

African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans, Black Americans, or simply blacks are an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to West and Central Africa. Many African Americans have European and/or Native American ancestry as well.

See also

• :Category:African Americans
• List of African Americans
• List of African-American-related topics
• List of U.S. cities with large African-American populations
• Race, Hyphenated American
• Terminology: Blacks, Colored, Creole, Negro
• African American history
• Racial segregation
• Black nationalism
• African American literature
• African American Vernacular English
• Affirmative action
• Black Indians

Subgroups

• Afro-Argentinian
• Afro-Cuban
• Afro-Ecuadorian
• Afro-Latin American
• Afro-Mexican
• Afro-Peruvian
• Afro-Trinidadian
• African American culture
• African American music
• Black Canadian