African Americans, also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are citizens or residents of the United States who have total or partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa.
African Americans constitute the second largest racial and ethnic minority in the United States. Most African Americans are of West and Central African descent and are descendants of enslaved blacks within the boundaries of the present United States. However, some immigrants from African, Caribbean, Central American, and South American nations, and their descendants, may be identified or self-identify with the term.
Inspite of the various hardships suffered through slavery, the civil rights era, etc., many African Americans managed to become great scientists, thinkers and inventors. Below is a list of numerous Black inventors, famous African African Americans, and other information on Blacks.