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who were african americans.

Answer 1

African AmericansTotal population40,695,277[1]
12.7% of the total U.S. population (2015)Regions with significant populationsAcross the United States, especially in the South and urban areasLanguagesEnglish (American English dialects, African-American English)
Louisiana Creole French
GullahReligionPredominantly Protestant (78%); largest religious minoritiesRoman Catholic (5%), Jehovah's Witnesses(1%), Muslim (1%); Irreligious (12%)[2]Related ethnic groupsBlack Hispanic and Latino AmericansOther Afro-American peoples of the AmericasAfro-CaribbeanBlack CanadiansSierra Leone Creole peopleAmerico-LiberiansAfro-Latin AmericansAfrican-American topicsHistory (timeline)[show]Culture[show]Religion[show]Political movements[show]Civic / economic groups[show]Sports[show]Ethnic subdivisions[show]Languages[show]Diaspora[show]Lists[show]Category: African-American society African American portalvte

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans[3]) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.[4][5] The term typically refers to descendants of enslaved black peoplewho are from the United States.[6][7] As a compound adjective, the term is usually hyphenated as African-American.[8][9]

Black and African Americans constitute the third largest racial and ethnic group in the United States (after White Americans and Hispanic and Latino Americans).[10] Most African Americans are descendants of enslaved peoples within the boundaries of the present United States.[11][12] On average, African Americans are of West/Central African and European descent, and some also have Native American ancestry.[13] According to US Census Bureau data, African immigrants generally do not self-identify as African American. The overwhelming majority of African immigrants identify instead with their own respective ethnicities (~95%).[14] Immigrants from some Caribbean, Central American and South American nations and their descendants may or may not also self-identify with the term.[9]

Answer 2

African American are an ethnic group of american with total partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.............