Angolan American

Angolan American

Angolan Americans are Americans of Angolan descent or an Angolan immigrant having the American citizenship. According to estimates by 2000 there were 1.642 people descended from Angolans immigrants in the U.S. However, number the Angolan Americans is difficult of know as many African-Americans could be descendants of Angolan slaves, by what the number Angolan Americans could exceed by far that figure. So, in the year 1644, of the 6,900 slaves bought on the African coast to clear the forests, lay roads, build houses and public buildings, and grow food, most of these hailed from the established stations in Angola.

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