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Originally posted by Taualumna
Errr..are African immigrants not "African American" once they receive their citizenship? What about children of African immigrants. Many are American by birth. Are they not "African American" too?
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You are being technical. Well, of course Africans upon receiving their citizenship are African Americans. However, typically when the term is used Americans of African descent (whose ancestors endured the horrors of the Middle Passage) are the group being referenced.