African Americans
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
African Americans
- Here are entered works on citizens of the United States of black African descent. Works on blacks who temporarily reside in the United States, such as aliens, students from abroad, etc., are entered under [Blacks--United States.] Works on blacks outside the United States are entered under [Blacks--[place].]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001932
- info:lc/authorities/sh85001932
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85001932#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- African Americans--United States
- Afro-Americans
- Black Americans
- Colored people (United States)
- Negroes
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
Related Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Afro-Americans
- Negroes
LC Classification
- E184.5-E185.98
General Notes
- Here are entered works on citizens of the United States of black African descent. Works on blacks who temporarily reside in the United States, such as aliens, students from abroad, etc., are entered under [Blacks--United States.] Works on blacks outside the United States are entered under [Blacks--[place].]
Example Notes
- Example under [United States--Race relations]
- Note under [Blacks--United States]
Change Notes
- 2000-11-06: new
- 2008-04-18: revised
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