This is a list of
African Americans, also known as Black Americans (for the outdated and unscientific racial term) or Afro-Americans. African Americans are an
ethnic group consisting of
citizens of the United States mainly descended from various
West African and
Central African peoples with possible minor additional ancestry from
Europe or
indigenous Americans and other regions of Africa. As an ethnic group, African Americans are largely the modern-day descendants of West Africans and Central Africans brought to the US from the
Trans-Atlantic slave trade who developed a new and distinct cultural identity during their time in the Americas.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and references showing the person is African-American.
Deval Patrick, served as the 71st Governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015, so far the only African American to serve as Governor of Massachusetts.[9]
P.B.S. Pinchback, served as the 24th Governor of Louisiana from 1872 to 1873, the first African American to become governor of a U.S. State.
Wes Moore, serving as the 63rd governor of Maryland since 2023, the first African American to serve as Governor of Maryland.
Douglas Wilder, served as the 66th Governor of Virginia, became the first elected African-American governor, became the first African American to serve as governor of U.S. State since
Reconstruction.[10]
Other political fields
Stephen Bates, first African American sheriff in the state of Vermont.
This is a list of
African Americans, also known as Black Americans (for the outdated and unscientific racial term) or Afro-Americans. African Americans are an
ethnic group consisting of
citizens of the United States mainly descended from various
West African and
Central African peoples with possible minor additional ancestry from
Europe or
indigenous Americans and other regions of Africa. As an ethnic group, African Americans are largely the modern-day descendants of West Africans and Central Africans brought to the US from the
Trans-Atlantic slave trade who developed a new and distinct cultural identity during their time in the Americas.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and references showing the person is African-American.
Deval Patrick, served as the 71st Governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015, so far the only African American to serve as Governor of Massachusetts.[9]
P.B.S. Pinchback, served as the 24th Governor of Louisiana from 1872 to 1873, the first African American to become governor of a U.S. State.
Wes Moore, serving as the 63rd governor of Maryland since 2023, the first African American to serve as Governor of Maryland.
Douglas Wilder, served as the 66th Governor of Virginia, became the first elected African-American governor, became the first African American to serve as governor of U.S. State since
Reconstruction.[10]
Other political fields
Stephen Bates, first African American sheriff in the state of Vermont.