Afro-American
Americannoun
noun
Usage
See African American, Black 1.
This word has been replaced in general use by African-American
Etymology
Origin of Afro-American
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; Afro- ( def. ) + American ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“They started doing these large Afro-American surveys,” he once remarked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Gospel music emerged from Afro-American culture in the 18th and 19th centuries - meaning it's rooted in the experiences of the conversion of enslaved African people to Christianity.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
Numerous testimonies, as well as reporting by the Baltimore newspaper the Afro-American, detail the terrible conditions in which these children were incarcerated and made to work in fields.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Historian Charles L. Blockson’s 1990 tome “Catalogue of the C.L.B. Afro-American Collection” has pride of place on a wooden bookcase.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
And I had a talk in depth about Afro-American problems with Nana Nketsia, the Ghanaian Minister of Culture.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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