Article: I Am Not An African - American
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I Am Not An African - American
I am not an African-American. Don?t call me an African ?American. I?m an American plain and simple. I was born here as were my parents and grandparents and you would have to search many a generation back before you found anyone in my family who originated from the continent of Africa. It?s time black people in this country stop trying to identify with a land whose culture is not their own. It?s time we stand up and say ?This land is our land? and let everyone know we have a right to this country as much as anyone.
I understand the need for black people in America to find an identity all their own. We are as displaced as a people can be. Brought here in the early seventeenth century, first as indentured servants then as slaves the richness of culture these individuals...
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