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African American
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African American also Af·ri·can-A·mer·i·can  (fr-kn--mr-kn)
n.
A Black American of African ancestry. See Usage Note at black.

Afri·can-A·meri·can adj.
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Noun1.African American - an American whose ancestors were born in AfricaAfrican American - an American whose ancestors were born in Africa
American - a native or inhabitant of the United States


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Institutional support came in all manner of guises from the University of Michigan's Department of the History of Art and the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies (CAAS), and I am grateful for all of it.
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