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This is a list of African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans. African Americans are an ethnic group consisting of citizens of the United States who have full or partial ancestry of any black racial groups of Africa. African Americans form the third largest racial and ethnic group in the United States, behind White Americans and Hispanic and Latino Americans. African Americans are mostly descendants of enslaved black people from the United States.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and references showing the person is African-American.
Main article: List of African-American actors |
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Main article: List of African-American astronauts |
See also: List of civil rights leaders |
There is a substantial body of literature, much of it by African Americans, that collects biographies of black leaders.[114] Notable examples in this genre are: