An Overview of African American History The lengthy article on African American history is an excellent overview of the African American experience from earliest times to the present. The article is intended primarily as a reference for teachers. The article is from the on-line edition of the World Book Encyclopedia Advanced (2014) available for students and teachers through the Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ Department of Library Media Services. To access the full article: Visit Library Media Services at (Password needed. with the Media Specialist.) Click the On-line Data Bases and select World Book Online Reference Center Select Book Advanced Search for American” “African Click on the article entitled American.” “African Introduction African Americans are Americans mostly or partly of African descent. About 40 million African Americans live in the United States. They account for 13 percent of the nation's total population and, in number, trail only Hispanic Americans among minority groups. About half of all black Americans live in the Southern States. Most of the rest live in large cities in other regions. Most African Americans have used a number of to refer to themselves. The terms Negro (which means black in Spanish and Portuguese) and colored were commonly used until the mid-1960's. These terms referred to the dark brown skin color of many black Americans. Since then, most black Americans have chosen to express deep pride in their color or origin by calling themselves blacks, Afro-Americans, or African Americans.
An Overview of African American History The lengthy article on African American history is an excellent overview of the African American experience from earliest times to the present. The article is intended primarily as a reference for teachers. The article is from the on-line edition of the World Book Encyclopedia Advanced (2014) available for students and teachers through the Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ Department of Library Media Services. To access the full article: Visit Library Media Services at (Password needed. with the Media Specialist.) Click the On-line Data Bases and select World Book Online Reference Center Select Book Advanced Search for “African American” Click on the article entitled “African American.” Introduction African Americans are Americans mostly or partly of African descent. About 40 million African Americans live in the United States. They account for 13 percent of the nation's total population and, in number, trail only Hispanic Americans among minority groups. About half of all black Americans live in the Southern States. Most of the rest live in large cities in other regions. Most African Americans have used a number of to refer to themselves. The terms Negro (which means black in Spanish and Portuguese) and colored were commonly used until the mid-1960's. These terms referred to the dark brown skin color of many black Americans. Since then, most black Americans have chosen to express deep pride in their color or origin by calling themselves blacks, Afro-Americans, or African Americans.
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