Category:African American people

African Americans are citizens and residents of the United States who have origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa, or who self-identify with that heritage and community. The category encompasses individuals across every field of American life, including politics, literature, science, sports, music, law, medicine, and the arts. The African American experience has been shaped by a history stretching from the era of slavery through Reconstruction, the Great Migration, the civil rights movement, and into the contemporary United States, producing figures of national and global significance. This category covers people who have identified as African American or have been broadly recognized as belonging to that community, regardless of the period in which they lived. Biographies here reflect contributions that have profoundly influenced American society and culture as a whole.

See also

• African American history
• Black Americans
• Civil rights movement figures
• African diaspora