Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Some say that blacks should not be referred to as African Americans because they have no relations with the African Continent while others say the term "black" takes the legacy away from slave ancestors who did not choose to leave Africa.
It doesn't matter. They are interchangeable. The nominal shift to African American was more about self-determination and identity politics than anything else.
Seriously, who cares? If people want to call themselves AA, more power to them I don't care. Not all blacks in our country are slave descendants from Africa though, nor are all AA's black so I think it's a pretty stupid term made up by the PC police.
Neither are accurate, many black people came to the U.S. as both free people and slave owners.
That doesn't even logically follow.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
