Afro-Caribbean refers to people of African descent who live in the Caribbean. The term may also refer to the history of these people in the Caribbean.
History
- The transatlantic slave trade brought Africans to the Caribbean from the 15th to 19th centuries.
- Most Afro-Caribbeans are descended from enslaved Africans who worked on plantations and in households.
- The Haitian Revolution in the late 18th century was the first time slavery was abolished in the world.
Other names Black Caribbean, Afro- or Black West Indian, Afro- or Black Antillean, and West Indian Creole.
Afro-Caribbean culture
- Afro-Caribbean culture is influenced by African culture.
- Afro-Caribbean music has developed since the abolition of slavery.
- Afro-Caribbean activists work for justice, freedom of expression, and other causes.
Use of the term
- The term Afro-Caribbean was first used by European Americans in the late 1960s.
- The term’s use in the UK is inconsistent.
