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the original "black people". Some would call them "niggers", which has over the years come to be an offensive, racist term for blacks, but originally it just meant "ignorant person" and since black slaves were considered ignorant, they were called this. People who come from Africa to america are called "african-americans". However, the majority of black people in the USA want to be special and stand out from white people so they also call themselves "african americans". they are NOT african-americans anymore than a white man born in the USA is a British-American. Unless someone was BORN in Africa and CAME to the USA, they are NOT "African-American". They seem to use this term to put themselves on a pedestal. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...