In sociology, we often refer to black people who are in the United States but who are not descendants of either the enslaved or, later, of those who … - Tressie McMillan Cottom

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In sociology, we often refer to black people who are in the United States but who are not descendants of either the enslaved or, later, of those who experienced the Great Migration as “black ethnics.” It is a complicated term because it implies that black Americans do not have an ethnicity.

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About Tressie McMillan Cottom

Tressie McMillan Cottom is an American writer, sociologist, and professor.

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