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West Africans in the United States

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West Africans in the United States are Americans with ancestry from West Africa. They include:

  • Beninese American
  • Burkinabé American
  • Cape Verdean American
  • Gambian American
  • Ghanaian American
  • Guinean American
  • Guinea-Bissauan American
  • Ivorian American
  • Liberian American
  • Malian American
  • Nigerian Americans
  • Igbo American
  • Yoruba American
  • Nigerien American
  • Senegalese American
  • Sierra Leonean American
  • Togolese American
  • In addition, they include a majority of African American people, whose were sourced largely from West African states via the Atlantic slave trade.

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    West Africans in the United States Wikipedia