That's because African = Black is an intentional Leftist manipulation to insert Pan Africanism into the lexicon. "American" is just a shortening of "United States of America", given that the original revolutionaries had no idea how expansive the revolution could be.
That's because African = Black is an intentional Leftist manipulation to insert Pan Africanism into the lexicon. "American" is just a shortening of "United States of America", given that the original revolutionaries had no idea how expansive the revolution could be.