can you mention a few words that are no longer used to address them?
"negro",  "colored"
African Americans
 an African-American slave was commonly known as a "negro". "Free negro" was the legal status in the territory of an African-American person who was not a slave. The term "colored" later also began to be used until the second quarter of the 20th century, when it was considered outmoded and generally gave way again to the exclusive use of "negro". By the 1940s, the term was commonly capitalized ("Negro"); but by the mid-1960s, it was considered disparaging. 
which two key events in the civil rights movement took place in alabama Protests and boycott which campaign led to martin jr. getting arrested? The Birmingham campaign who were involved in starting this campaign? Martin Luther King Jr., James Bevel, Fred Shuttlesworth what was the aim of starting this campaign? To bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama. how would you explain this category of americans? They are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa what religious group do they follow? The majority of African Americans are Protestant, many of whom follow the historically black churches.
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African Americans [SEP] Terms no longer in common use
Before the independence of the Thirteen Colonies until the abolition of slavery in 1865, an African-American slave was commonly known as a "negro". "Free negro" was the legal status in the territory of an African-American person who was not a slave. The term "colored" later also began to be used until the second quarter of the 20th century, when it was considered outmoded and generally gave way again to the exclusive use of "negro". By the 1940s, the term was commonly capitalized ("Negro"); but by the mid-1960s, it was considered disparaging. By the end of the 20th century, "negro" had come to be considered inappropriate and was rarely used and perceived as a pejorative.