What is Afro-Italians?
'''Afro-Italians''' are people who are from the country of [[Italy]] and who have [[ancestor]]s who are [[African]]. From 1850 to 1880, more than 1,500 African babies were brought to Italy by “The Slave Masters of God,” a religious group that believed it was their duty to buy slaves and educate them in Italy. A century later, between 1980 and 1990, two million Africans immigrated to Italy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Plight of Afro-Italians|url=https://www.areweeurope.com/stories/afro-italians|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Are We Europe|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212509/https://www.areweeurope.com/stories/afro-italians|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Ethnic groups in Europe]] {{europe-stub}}