Afro-Guyanese

Infobox Ethnic group



group=flagicon|African Union Afro Guyanese flagicon|Guyana
poptime= 30.2% of Guyana's population
popplace= Guyana (Georgetown)
United Kingdom, Canada, United States
rels= Islam and Christianity
langs= Guyanese Creole

Afro Guyanese are the inhabitants of Guyana of Black African origin. When planters made land available to East Indians in the late 19th century when they had denied land to the Africans several decades earlier, Afro-Guyanese resentment of other colonial ethnic groups was reinforced. The Afro-Guyanese people's perception of themselves as the true Guyanese derived not only from their long history of residence, but also from a sense of superiority based on their literacy, Christianity, and British colonial values.

By the early twentieth century, the majority of the urban population of the country was African Guyanese. Many Afro Guyanese living in villages had migrated to the towns in search of work. Until the 1930s, Afro Guyanese, especially those of mixed African and European descent, comprised the bulk of the nonwhite professional class. During the 1930s, as the Indian Guyanese began to enter the middle class in large numbers, they began to compete with Afro Guyanese for professional positions.

Notable Afro Guyanese

* Clive Lloyd - Former Guyanese and West Indian Cricketer.
* Eion Katchay - Played cricket for Guyana and Canada. Currently represents Canada.
* Forbes Burnham Late Former Guyanese President.
* Deborah Cox Singer/Songwriter & Actress.
* Roger Harper - Guyanese and West Indian Cricketer - Former Kenyan Cricket coach.
* Cuffy Rebel Slave.
* Jason David Canadian-American footballer cornerback.
* Clayton Lambert - American, Guyanese and West Indian Cricketer. Scored the most runs for Guyana.
* Eddy Grant British reggae artist.
* Nicole Narain - Playboy model, Afro-Guyanese mother and father was 1/2 Indo-Guyanese and 1/2 Chinese-Guyanese.
* Carl Hooper - Former West Indian Cricket Captain.
* Sam Hinds Prime Minister.
* Leona Lewis Singer with an Afro-Guyanese Father
* Roy Fredericks - Former Guyanese and West Indian Cricketer. Highest average for Guyana.
* Maestro Canadian rapper and actor.
* Red Cafe Brooklyn rapper.
* Rihanna Singer with an Afro-Guyanese Mother
* Kenneth Carto - Canadian Cricketer.
* Eon Sinclair Bassist for Bedouin Soundclash.
* Sean Patrick Thomas Actor (Save the Last Dance and Barbershop)

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