African Americans/Blacks; etc.
African Americans; Blacks is used for blacks who temporarily reside in the United States, such as aliens, students from abroad, etc.
Scope note from Blacks: Works on black people in countries whose racial composition is predominantly black are assigned readings appropriate for the country as a whole without the use of the heading Blacks. The heading Blacks is assigned to works on such countries only if the work discusses blacks apart from other groups in the country.
