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[[Image:Paterson.jpg|thumb|[[David A. Paterson]], first black governor of New York (2008- )]]

[[Image:Paterson.jpg|thumb|[[David A. Paterson]], first black governor of New York (2008- )]]

'''African American''' is a [[politically correct]]term some use to describe the ethnic background of Americans with African ancestry. The  great majority of African Americans are descended from Africans brought to North America as slaves beginning four centuries ago.  Others (like [[Colin Powell]]) were 20th century immigrants from the West Indies or Africa. Many American conservatives believe that the use of terms such as "African-American" or "Mexican-American," collectively referred to as "#REDIRECT [[hyphenated American|hyphenated Americanism]]," make the mistake of "putting America second" and emphasize racial differences over common national identity <ref>http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/05/on_becoming_an_unhyphenated_am.html</ref>

'''African American''' is a [[politically correct]]term some use to describe the ethnic background of Americans with African ancestry. The  great majority of African Americans are descended from Africans brought to North America as slaves beginning four centuries ago.  Others (like [[Colin Powell]]) were 20th century immigrants from the West Indies or Africa. Many American conservatives believe that the use of terms such as "African-American" or "Mexican-American," collectively referred to as "[[hyphenated American|hyphenated Americanism]]," make the mistake of "putting America second" and emphasize racial differences over common national identity <ref>http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/05/on_becoming_an_unhyphenated_am.html</ref>

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==Terms==