West Africans in the United States
West Africans in the United States are Americans with ancestry from West Africa. They include:
- Beninese American
- Burkinabé American
- Cape Verdean American
- Gambian American
- Ghanaian American
- Guinean American
- Guinea-Bissauan American
- Ivorian American
- Liberian American
- Malian American
- Nigerian Americans
- Nigerien American
- Senegalese American
- Sierra Leonean American
- Togolese American
In addition, they include a majority of African American people, whose were sourced largely from West African states via the Atlantic slave trade.
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