Afro-American

[ af-roh-uh-mer-i-kuh n ]

/ ˌæf roʊ əˈmɛr ɪ kən /

Origin of Afro-American

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

See black.

The half-savage conductors of an orthodox224 Afro-American cremation in Texas typify an equally marked social retrogression.

The Army Mule and Other War Sketches |Henry A. Castle
Graveyard rabbits, when indubitably known to be such, decorate no Afro-American skillet.

Sundry Accounts |Irvin S. Cobb
It is amply sufficient to accommodate the vast variety of exhibits which the Afro-American will have to display to the world.

Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading |Various
The Afro-American himself did not know as he should have known as his journals should be in a position to have him know and act.

Southern Horrors |Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Somebody must show that the Afro-American race is more sinned against than sinning, and it seems to have fallen upon me to do so.

Southern Horrors |Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Afro-American

another word for African-American

This word has been replaced in general use by African-American