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Meanings of afro-american in English

Portuguese
afro-americana
Catalan
afroamericà

An American whose ancestors were born in Africa.

afro-americana

Afro-american.

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Usage of afro-american in English
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The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.
Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases
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The African church became the most important organization within the Afro-American community.
The Black Experience in America
3
The news was carefully and systematically spread throughout the entire Afro-American community.
The Black Experience in America
4
The best known composer from the Afro-American community was William Grant Still.
The Black Experience in America
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To Northern capital and Afro-American labor the South owes its rehabilitation.
Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases
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Garvey was harshly critical of the leadership in the Afro-American community.
The Black Experience in America
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In contrast, the Afro-American cultural spirit became emotional, exuberant, and sentimental.
The Black Experience in America
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In it, Locke heralded a spiritual awakening within the Afro-American community.
The Black Experience in America
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In April of 1968, another rash of riots swept through the Afro-American community.
The Black Experience in America
10
The West Indian community had been gradually merging with the larger Afro-American society.
The Black Experience in America
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The Afro-American community wondered if the U.N. would apply these principles to them.
The Black Experience in America
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The folk culture, nevertheless, flourished within the music produced by the Afro-American community.
The Black Experience in America
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She teaches Afro-American studies and creative writing at Princeton each spring.
The Guardian
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However, the Afro-American community was not very enthusiastic about the project.
The Black Experience in America
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The Afro-American's heightened sense of racial consciousness was not an end in itself.
The Black Experience in America
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These meetings brought together leaders from Afro-American communities throughout the North.
The Black Experience in America
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