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Negro-American
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English
Noun
en dated offensive A black American.
en African-American Thesaurus:person of color
en 1937 2007 w:Gene Andrew Jarrett w:Claude McKay A Long Way from Home New Brunswick, NJ w:Rutgers University Press 6rlhYUiCfq4C 200 Negro-American The English-speaking inspector smiled and asked me whether I was a Communist. I said that I was a poet and a great admirer of Victor Hugo. He said, “Well, I wouldn't wonder if a Negro-American had advanced ideas.”