Definition of Black person

1. Noun. A person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa).


Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Person

Black Prince
Black Russia
Black Russian
Black Russians
Black Sea
Black September
Black September Movement
Black Tai
Black Thursday
Black Tuesday
Black and Decker
Black and Deckers
Black and Tan
Black and Tans
Black man
Black person
Black race
Black woman
Blackacre
Blackadder
Blackamoor
Blackbeard
Blackburn
Blackfeet
Blackfoot
Blackfriar
Blackpool
Blackpudlian
Blackpudlians
Blacks

Literary usage of Black person

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Precedents of Indictments and Pleas: Adapted to the Use of Both of the by Francis Wharton (1881)
"(203) Kidnapping—Attempt to carry off a black person, under Ohio stat. p. 51, § 15.(/) That AB, CD, EF, GH, IJ, and K L., late of said county, heretofore, ..."

2. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"black person not synonymous. "Negro" Is not synonymous with the term "black person," since the former does not Include all black persons, as does the latter ..."

3. Cyclopedia of Law and Procedure by William Mack, Howard Pervear Nash (1903)
"399, 403, 404, where it is also said: "We are of the opinion that the words ' white,' ' negro,' ' mulatto,' ' Indian,' and ' black person,' wherever they ..."

4. Juvenile Court Statistics 1994 by Jeffrey A. Butts (1998)
"Number of Cases White Person Property Drugs Public Order black person Property Drugs Public Order Other Races Person Property Drugs Public Order Case Rates ..."

5. Social Sciences for Knowledge and Decision Making by Oecd (2001)
"a) a White person? b) a black person? c) an Asian person? • How much would you want to live next door to: a) a White person? b) a black person? c) an Asian ..."

6. The City: Urban Communities and Their Problems by Alan S. Berger (1978)
"... a visibly black person (even if the “black” characteristics are not very marked), because social feedback will limit the choices for the black person in ..."

7. Collections of the Maine Historical Society by Maine Historical Society (1897)
"Every person employing a black person, unless he had a certificate with a county seal ... They did not deem it right that one who employed a black person, ..."

8. Precedents of Indictments and Pleas: Adapted to the Use of Both of the by Francis Wharton (1881)
"(203) Kidnapping—Attempt to carry off a black person, under Ohio stat. p. 51, § 15.(/) That AB, CD, EF, GH, IJ, and K L., late of said county, heretofore, ..."

9. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"black person not synonymous. "Negro" Is not synonymous with the term "black person," since the former does not Include all black persons, as does the latter ..."

10. Cyclopedia of Law and Procedure by William Mack, Howard Pervear Nash (1903)
"399, 403, 404, where it is also said: "We are of the opinion that the words ' white,' ' negro,' ' mulatto,' ' Indian,' and ' black person,' wherever they ..."

11. Juvenile Court Statistics 1994 by Jeffrey A. Butts (1998)
"Number of Cases White Person Property Drugs Public Order black person Property Drugs Public Order Other Races Person Property Drugs Public Order Case Rates ..."

12. Social Sciences for Knowledge and Decision Making by Oecd (2001)
"a) a White person? b) a black person? c) an Asian person? • How much would you want to live next door to: a) a White person? b) a black person? c) an Asian ..."

13. The City: Urban Communities and Their Problems by Alan S. Berger (1978)
"... a visibly black person (even if the “black” characteristics are not very marked), because social feedback will limit the choices for the black person in ..."

14. Collections of the Maine Historical Society by Maine Historical Society (1897)
"Every person employing a black person, unless he had a certificate with a county seal ... They did not deem it right that one who employed a black person, ..."

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