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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
"Many blacks in America expressed a preference for the term, as it was formed in the same way as names for others of the many ethnic groups in the nation. Some argued further that, because of the historical circumstances surrounding the capture, enslavement and systematic attempts to de-Africanize blacks in the United States under chattel slavery, most African Americans are unable to trace their ancestry to a specific African nation; hence, the entire continent serves as a geographic marker."
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the only time I have ever honestly heard ANY real black people use the expression "African-American" were all on television, and I even hang out with some pretty black nationalist/power kinda black folks.