African Americans Law and Legal Definition
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa. In the United States, the terms are generally used for Americans with at least partial Sub-Saharan African ancestry.
Most African Americans are the direct descendants of captive Africans who survived the slavery era within the boundaries of the present United States. There were many events and issues, both resolved and ongoing, that were faced by African Americans. Some of these were slavery, reconstruction, development of the African-American community, participation in the great military conflicts of the United States, racial segregation, and the Civil Rights Movement.
African Americans make up the single largest racial minority in the United States and form the second largest racial group after whites in the United States. They are also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, and formerly as American Negroes.
