Concept information
Preferred term
African American communities
Definition
- Communities primarily occupied by African Americans are often referred to as black communities, and in much of the contemporary literature, as inner-city communities or neighborhoods, urban communities, or ghetto communities. The term ghetto was originally a reference to sections within European cities where Jews were required to live; today it is often applied to any slum area where minorities live because of because of social discrimination or economic pressures. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; African American Communities]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/African_American_communities
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