One hundred years ago, "Colored" was the typical way of referring to Americans of African descent.

一百年前，“有色人种”是指代非洲裔美国人的典型方式。

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He was a standard-bearer for the causes of African-Americans.

他是一位美国黑人运动领袖。

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Today African-Americans are 12 percent of the population.

如今非裔美国人占美国人口的12%。

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In nineteen twenty-seven, Billie joined her mother in Harlem, the area of New York City where African-Americans lived.

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The green bars are the African Americans.

绿色杠条代表黑人。

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Another key event in the making of modernism is the great migration of African-Americans from the rural south to the urban north.

现代创作的另一个重要事件,是非裔美籍从南部乡下,往城市化的北部的大移民。

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And he taught his grandson that the African Americans who came into his store were good people, and they worked hard, and they deserved a better deal in life.

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My question would be -- and not just for the African Americans, but also for other groups that are also suffering -- what would you be your statement of encouragement for those who are looking for work today?

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He and Rogers were the only African-Americans in the office with Army backgrounds.

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