Black dog is an oft-used phrase to mean depression. Here's a link that attributes the phrase to Winston Churchill, but I suspect he didn't invent it. I like the way they described it though: Black Dog was Churchill's name for his depression, and as is true with all metaphors, it speaks volumes.
The origin of the term âAfrican Americanâ. info The origin of the term âAfrican Americanâ. Jesse Jackson may have popularized the term in the late 1980s, but a Yale researcher finds what may very well be the very first written instance of African American - and it was published 233 years ago. Lawrence explains in his latest Rewrite. ... more Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}.
Most people thought of themselves as Virginians or New Yorkers or citizens of any of the other 11 colonies. No one would have used the term African-American, and as Revolutionary-era names for black Americans would be considered offensive today, Soldiers has settled on black as a compromise.) FORT MEADE, Md. (Feb. 27, 2013) -- It's the winter of 1777-1778.