It’s not “Black” that was the problem. It was “the Blacks” and “a Black.” People don’t say “a White” or “a white” to describe a person. That’s why “African-American” came into use.
Technically, negro would be the appropriate term.
Caucasoid
Negroid
Mongoloid
I don’t wig out if i’m referred to as a caucasian.
A scorecard with weekly updates is needed
Science experts say all humans came from Africa.
So blacks do not own that term it’s African Asian African Mexican African Chinese................................
Teddy Roosevelt said there are no hyphenated Americans. I would agree that you either are or you are not.
Woke demons will find you no matter how reasonable and innocent you may be.
I have a Caucasian friend from Africa. I reckon he’s African-American, too.
Fine, then don’t call me “white”. If you go back far enough, I’ve got African ancestors.
If he’s not from Africa then he’s not African American, black,
Don’t know when it started but it was “in vogue” by the early 19th Century.
Even during the period of the War Between the States, to call someone “black” was a stronger invective than the “N-word” or any of its ‘politer’ variants, in part because it also was applicable to Orientals & Indians (both red Indians and Asian Indians). In England and the Commonwealth countries, this is still the case today.
Remember the line in the classic film “Zulu” when Lt Bromhead said, “Damn the levies, man, more cowardly blacks!” That line was “period-correct.”
Remember the Helen Bannerman short story, “Little Black Sambo?” Sambo was (Asian) Indian, not black African.
I’ll never use African-American. I have never met a black African American. I have met many Africans and a few WHITE African Americans.
All the African Americans I ever met were white and originally from South Africa or Rhodesia.
I say black and they can KMA if they don’t like it.