
They are boxing you in.
*The term Negro is confined to the slave African (the ancient Berbers) and their descendants. It does not embrace the free inhabitants of Africa, such as the Egyptians, Moors or the Negro Asiatics, such as the Lascars. —- United States Act of 1740 — Section 4
By the way, the author of the above passage was not some obscure racist man. On the contrary he was an elected official and lawmaker in the state of South Carolina. John Belton O'Neall was a judge on the precursor of the South Carolina Supreme Court. He was later elected to serve as Chief Justice and President of the South Carolina Court of Appeals, the highest court of the state.
Negro, Black, Colored, Indian, and African American Means Slave!
You may have heard before that the label "black" means slave. Chances are, if you know any Moorish Americans, you have heard that you should not call yourself black or African American. The passage at the beginning of this article showing how the term "negro" is used to denote someone with permanent slave status is not the only example that we have of how this label is used to entrap our people.