Template:African American ethnicity

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African Americans
Top left: W. E. B. Du Bois; Top center: Martin Luther King, Jr.; Top right: Edward Brooke; Bottom left: Malcolm X; Bottom center: Rosa Parks; Bottom right: Sojourner Truth
W. E. B. Du Bois • Martin Luther King, Jr. • Edward Brooke
Malcolm X • Rosa Parks • Sojourner Truth
Total population

African American
39,151,870[1]
13.1% of the total U.S. population
Regions with significant populations
Flag of the United States United States
(predominantly Southern)		 38,662,569 [2][3]
Flag of Liberia Liberia
(called Americo-Liberians)		 150,000
Languages
American English, African American Vernacular English, minorities of Spanish, French, and indigenous African languages
Religions
Christianity (mostly Protestantism or Roman Catholicism), Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Atheism, and other religions
Related ethnic groups

African-Native Americans

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  1. ^ 2006 American Community Survey
  2. ^ 12.1% of US population, 2005
  3. ^ US Census Bureau, racial breakdown of the United States in 2005. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.