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> So, the 2.5% Canadian "black" population is a substantially more diverse population than the 12.6% U.S. "black" population, which is primarily descended from

by anamax 15y ago

> So, the 2.5% Canadian "black" population is a substantially more diverse population than the 12.6% U.S. "black" population, which is primarily descended from black slaves. Maybe half of the US black population is descended from slaves. The rest, which is about 6% (from your numbers) comes from the same places Canada gets its 2.5%. And then there are all of the different groups under the hispanic label.

halostatue 15y ago
The numbers do not support your assertion. > Since the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, an estimated total of 0.8 to 0.9 million Africans have immigrated to the United States, accounting for roughly 3.3% of total immigration to the United States during this period.[4] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_immigration_to_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_immigration_to_the_Unit... At 0.9 million African immigrants, that's a bit less than 1/30th of the overall African American population in the U.S. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States#Race_and_ethnicity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_Stat...). > One of the more noted aspects of Black Canadian history is that while the majority of African Americans trace their presence in the United States through the history of slavery, the Black presence in Canada is rooted almost entirely in voluntary immigration.[17] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Canadians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Canadians I reiterate the original point: Canada is a substantially more diverse place than the U.S. in terms of places of origin, even though the U.S. has a larger percentage of visible minorities.
- anamax 15y ago
  Africa isn't the only source of black people. Also, as your source points out, there were basically no controls on African immigration until the 1920s. BTW, a significant number of fleeing slaves went to Canada....

by anamax 15y ago

halostatue 15y ago

The numbers do not support your assertion. > Since the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, an estimated total of 0.8 to 0.9 million Africans have immigrated to the United States, accounting for roughly 3.3% of total immigration to the United States during this period.[4] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_immigration_to_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_immigration_to_the_Unit... At 0.9 million African immigrants, that's a bit less than 1/30th of the overall African American population in the U.S. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States#Race_and_ethnicity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_Stat...). > One of the more noted aspects of Black Canadian history is that while the majority of African Americans trace their presence in the United States through the history of slavery, the Black presence in Canada is rooted almost entirely in voluntary immigration.[17] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Canadians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Canadians I reiterate the original point: Canada is a substantially more diverse place than the U.S. in terms of places of origin, even though the U.S. has a larger percentage of visible minorities.

anamax 15y ago
Africa isn't the only source of black people. Also, as your source points out, there were basically no controls on African immigration until the 1920s. BTW, a significant number of fleeing slaves went to Canada....