Liberia
In 1821 the American Colonization Society established Liberia as a place to send freed African-American slaves. African-Americans gradually immigrated to the colony and became known as...
Because of the horrors of slavery and dehumanization of African Americans' ancestors many haven't a record of their family line and connection to where they are truly from. Some say parts of West...
Anti-Dash Rationale African American because the dash isn't called for. Pro-Dash Rationale. The correct one is African-American, because the dash stands for "and". In addition, the version with the...
It is used as a sort of "catch-all" name for those descendant of slaves in America, but who were actually born in America and not where their ancestors were born. African at the front is to describe...