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noun

  • A term for people of African descent, often used to denote a shared cultural identity or social group, particularly in the Americas and other parts of the African diaspora. When capitalized, it functions as a proper noun acknowledging a distinct cultural group.

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At the time, black people were forced to carry a document known as a passbook, known as "dompas" in Afrikaans, which restricted their freedom to move around the country.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Yet Southern politicians had insisted there could be no Union-saving Compromise of 1850 without the law, which forced every citizen of the North to cooperate in returning black people to bondage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

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  • people of African descent
  • Afro-descendants
  • individuals of the African diaspora
  • African Americans
  • African-diasporic peoples

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