Black people facts for kids
Black people is a term used to describe a group of people who often have dark skin. Most often, this term refers to people whose families originally came from Sub-Saharan Africa. However, it can also include some groups of people from places like Oceania and Southeast Asia.
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Black People in Europe
In the United Kingdom, people of Black African or Caribbean descent are often called Black British. They make up about 3.3% of the population in the UK.
Black People in South Africa
South Africa has a rich history with many different groups of people. During a time called Apartheid, people were officially divided into groups like Black, White, Asian, and Coloured. Black people faced the most unfair treatment under this system. Today, about 80% of people in South Africa are Black African.
Black People in India and Pakistan
In countries like India and Pakistan, there are groups of people called Siddi. Their ancestors originally came from Africa.
Black People in the United States
In the United States, the idea of who is considered Black can be complex. Sometimes, a rule called the "one-drop rule" was used. This meant that if a person had any known Black ancestor, they were considered Black. This is one reason why not all Black people have dark skin. For example, former President Barack Obama is considered Black because his father was Black.
Skin color can also change due to health reasons. The American singer Michael Jackson was born with brown skin, but his skin became lighter because of a condition called vitiligo. Sometimes, a Black person might be described as "acting white" by other Black people if they do not seem to connect with Black culture.
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The main slave routes in the Middle East and Northern Africa during the Middle Ages.
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An Ibenheren (Bella) woman.
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Bilal ibn Ribah (pictured atop the Kaaba, Mecca) was a former Ethiopian slave and the first muezzin, around 630 AD.
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An ethnic Jewish (Beta Israel Ethiopian Jew) Israeli Border Policeman.
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An African Hebrew Israelite child in Dimona.
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A Bashi-bazouk of the Ottoman Empire, painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1869.
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A Siddi girl from the town of Yellapur in Uttara Karnataka district, Karnataka, India.
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Ati woman, Philippines—the Negritos are an indigenous people of Southeast Asia.
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Young Negro with a Bow by Hyacinthe Rigaud, around 1697.
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Bust of Russian general Abram Gannibal, who was the great-grandfather of Alexander Pushkin.
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Unknown Aboriginal woman in 1911.
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Aboriginal activist Sam Watson addressing Invasion Day Rally 2007 in a "Australia has a Black History" T-shirt.
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Fijian warrior, 1870s.
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Civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr..
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The main slave routes in the Atlantic Slave Trade.
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Multiracial social reformer Frederick Douglass.
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Barack Obama—the first person of color, biracial, and self-identified African American President of the United States.
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Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art.
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Brazilian Candomblé ceremony.
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Fruit sellers in Rio de Janeiro around 1820.
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Black people in Brazil around 1821.
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See also
In Spanish: Negro (persona) para niños
