Language, Race and Politics: From “Black” to “African-American”

The potential impact of the shift in terms from "black" to "African-American" is analyzed. While there is a real dilemma behind the choice of "African-American" as the new identifying term, its strength lies in the fact that it is an attempt to refer to something positi...

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Published in:Politics & society 1996-06, Vol.24 (2), p.137-152
Main Authors: GRANT, RUTH W., ORR, MARION
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Black American people
Black people
Blacks
BLACKS, NEGROES, AFRO-AMERICANS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS
Civil rights
Colonialism
Ethnicity
History
Language
Language Usage
LANGUAGE, LANGUAGES, LINGUISTICS
Meaning
Multiculturalism & pluralism
POLITICAL EVALUATION
Political Factors
Politics
Race
RACE RELATIONS
Racial differentiation
Terminology
U.S.A
United States of America
UNITED STATES, 1945 TO PRESENT
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Black people
Blacks
BLACKS, NEGROES, AFRO-AMERICANS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS
Civil rights
Colonialism
Ethnicity
History
Language
Language Usage
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Political Factors
Politics
Race
RACE RELATIONS
Racial differentiation
Terminology
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United States of America
UNITED STATES, 1945 TO PRESENT
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