For example, in North America the term black people is not necessarily an indicator of skin color or majority ethnic ancestry, but it is instead a socially based racial classification related to being African American, with a family history associated with institutionalized slavery. In South Africa and Latin America, for instance, mixed-race people are generally not classified as "black.
How is the term "black" defined in the United States?
it is instead a socially based racial classification related to being African American, with a family history associated with institutionalized slavery.