Afro-American character, culture, or language. Also: something peculiar to or characteristic of this, especially a word, phrase, or mode of expression.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Daily Whig and Courier. From Afro-American + -ism.
Definition of Afro-americanism in US English:
Afro-americanism
(also Aframericanism, Afro-Americanism)
nounˌafrəʊəˈmɛrɪk(ə)nɪz(ə)m
Afro-American character, culture, or language. Also: something peculiar to or characteristic of this, especially a word, phrase, or mode of expression.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Daily Whig and Courier. From Afro-American + -ism.