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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Afro-

word-forming element meaning "African," from Latin Afr-, stem of Afer, Afri "African" (see Africa), or directly from African.

Usage examples of "afro-".

When Theodore Roosevelt entertained Washington for dinner at the White House, the Afro- American community was overjoyed.

Instead of urging conciliation, he advocated that the Afro- Americans should be restless and dissatisfied.

The Afro- American community was eager to support the war effort, particularly because it meant fighting Hitler's racism.

For the firsttime in history, thousands upon thousands of individual Afro- Americans had made a basic choice concerning their own existence.

The Afro- American, besides having justice on his side, was comforted knowing that his goals were sanctioned and hallowed by the nation's ideals.

This is to say the Afro- American characteristics which have been generally thought of as being African and primitive--his naivety, his exuberance and his spontaneity--are, in reality, his response to his American experience and not a part of his African heritage.

It served to increase the level of bitterness in the Afro- American community as a whole.

When Italy invaded Ethiopia, Afro- Americans saw it as another white nation subjugating another black nation.

They suggested that such an aggressive protest would do more to hurt the Afro- American than help him.

However, the enthusiasm of Afro- Americans was dampened by the fact that both the United States and Britain had voted against the resolution.

Parks touched off a chain reaction within Montgomery's Afro- American community.