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Plural of an outdated term for dark-skinned people.

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Usage examples (36)
  • I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon.
  • Cotton-stealing, by the negroes, is also prevalent.
  • Already men had begun to kidnap negroes from the West
  • The Census reveals a steady stream of negroes from the seaboard towards the south-west.
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