Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
The U.S. federal prohibition on the importation of enslaved people from Africa, which reduced the percentage of African-born people in the African American population despite illegal continuation of the trade.
AP course connection
Topic 2.10: 2.10 Black Pride, Identity, and the Question of Naming