# Why are black people called black people???

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 1, 2001, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-black-people-called-black-people/60388 "2001-04-01T17:50:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-black-people-called-black-people/60388/21 "2001-04-02T15:56:07Z")

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Easy: ‘Negro’ in Spanish or Portuguese means ‘black’.

Thus, ‘blacks’

Note: If you want to see a black person whose skin is black, try visiting Africa.

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