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Foundational Black Americans | |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Black Belt in the American South | |
| Languages | |
| American English, African-American English | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Protestant; | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| African-Americans, Afro-Bahamians, Afro-Trinidadians, Haitians, West Africans, Black Seminoles |
Foundational Black Americans refers to African Americans who trace their ancestry to the era of slavery, and excludes Africans who migrated to the United States in the post-Emancipation Proclamation era. Foundational Black Americans or FBA's are distinguished from migrated Americans with African ancestry in that they were forcibly brought from the tropical climate zones of Africa via the transatlantic slave trade, and whose families lived for many generations in USA since its formation and foundational periods. Other ethnic terms used to define FBAs include ADOS (American descendant of Slaves).[1]
FBA's are distinguished from more recent African immigrants in the United States in this deep-rooted historical experience tied specifically to the butality, dehumanization and exploitation and the subsequent experience of Jim Crow laws. Besides the contrast in the background of bondage in the former and of volition in the latter, an arguably equally distinguishing feature between FBA's and more recent African American immigrants is in the fact that the latter retains aspects of their cultural background such as language, lineage, customs whereas in the former, many cultural aspects were eradicated. This eradication of FBA's ancestral culture has resulted in a brand new culture emerging including a new lexicon, i.e. AAVE and new cuisine, i.e. soul food as well as other cultural introductions.[2][3]
See also
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- Atlantic Creole
- Gullah
- First Africans in Virginia
- Great Dismal Swamp maroons
- Gullah language
- Igbo Landing
References
[edit]- ^ Jones, Alisha Lola. "“The Music Industry Funds Private Prisons”: Analyzing Hip-Hop Urban Legend." American Music 40.4 (2022): 511-519.
- ^ Muhamed, Mustafaa S. Experiences of Foundational Black American Male Faculty: Exploring Anti-Black Racism at Predominately White Institutions of Higher Learning. Diss. National University, 2025.
- ^ Abdullah, Musa. Providing Equity: The Importance of Separate Educational Spaces and Foundational Black American Male Teachers for Foundational Black American Males; Grades 6–12. Diss. Saint Peter's University, 2024.
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