How many English names are there for black people?

Negro, Black, African American, Afro-Caribbean, Black American.

These words are all English names used to describe black people, but their status and meaning are completely different.

Not all black Americans in modern times came from Africa

First of all, let’s understand the origin of black people. Before the global Atlantic slave trade, there were no black people in either South or North America. During the Atlantic slave trade, black people were brought from Africa to be bought and sold across the Americas. They were enslaved for nearly 250 years and were freed in 1865.

So, not all black Americans in recent decades are black immigrants from Africa. Some may also be black immigrants from the Caribbean or South America. For example, judging from the facial features, body movements and skin color of the foreigner who cursed people in Shanghai, his ancestors are more likely to come from black people near the American Caribbean (Pirates of the Caribbean).

Negro is a derogatory term

Before the 21st century, the word Negro (black) had been widely used to describe black citizens in the United States. Until the outbreak of the black civil rights movement, the new term black American words began to be used. The word Negro comes from Spanish and means black in Spanish.

The word Negro was once widely used by white Europeans and is also the abbreviation of Negroid (black). It was not until the mid-20th century that the word Negro was widely used to refer to African Americans, but by the late 20th century the word Negro was rarely used anymore.

In today's society, Negro is generally considered to be a discriminatory and derogatory term, which means "black" or "black" when translated. If you have plans to study or travel abroad recently, be sure to remember that you must never use "Negro" to address black people in spoken English. Unless you want to fight him!

Black is a general term

The word Black usually refers to people of African ancestry. In some contexts, the word "Black" has a long history in society, politics, and everyday life, and in epidemiological and public health language it is used to denote African ancestry.

However, it obscures the cultural diversity among different African populations. In medical research, Black is usually used to refer to black people. So Black is a neutral word, but it is also slightly discriminatory. More polite than Negro.

African Caribbean /Afro-Caribbean African Caribbean? Afro-Caribbean, usually refers to Caribbean black immigrants with African ancestry. Afro-Caribbean blacks have cultural values ??that differ from other black Africans in terms of language, food, customs, beliefs and immigration history. These differences are also reflected in physical fitness. For example, the health status of second- and third-generation, Afro-Caribbean black people may be very different from that of their parents or grandparents.

African American

African Americans refer to black people with African ancestry and American nationality. Since the 1970s, they have become Americans. The preferred term for black people. Because this term is more polite and official.

But in fact, since most modern black Americans are not directly from Africa, they do not like others to call them African Americans. Moreover, there are still many young black Americans who do not consider themselves to be of African ancestry. Even though their ancestors may be from Haiti, they feel offended when people call them African-American.

This word cannot be used to refer to African immigrants from North African countries. For example, African immigrants from Morocco.

Because, most African Americans were brought to the Americas as slaves from the 17th to 19th centuries.

Most of these African-American slaves came from areas south of the Sahara Desert. These people are very different from African immigrants from the Moroccan region in terms of culture, language, immigration history and health. All African Americans are black; but not all black Americans are African American.

This incident of foreigners cursing in Shanghai is very annoying. Whether black or white, every kind of person has good and bad people, and the color of the heart cannot be judged by the color of the skin. But because black people are indeed a very sensitive group, when you meet your familiar black friends in the future, you can call them "HI, my friend". This will avoid a lot of embarrassment.

China is a country of etiquette. It is a courtesy to treat foreigners warmly and it is a duty to deal with unfriendly foreigners. Friends come with good wine, and jackals come with shotguns. What do you think about this?