Many of us came to the US on our own volition. Some came directly from Africa, and others came from other countries where they resided before or after the proliferation of war in their homeland. In spite of the conditions or circumstances that prompted different peoples of Africa to come to America, the common denominator is that most of them come to America because this country affords peoples of the world the freedom to live in peace and the opportunity to do the best for themselves. Certainly the two groups of people are of the same race, but their cultural differences are manifested in ways other than the fact that Africans from the Continent speak with a distinctive accent. It does not take a Rocket Scientist to make that distinction.
White people make that distinction every day.
I will seize this moment to share an experience I have had with some white Americans, and will refer to it as the Caucasian theory. The theory follows that African-Americans, on the other hand have a right to be here because they are bonafide citizens with equal rights as white people, and with no intention to leave the US to go anywhere. White Americans seem fascinated with other cultures and the African culture and peoples seem to be of interest to them. This is not a superiority complex it is simply a matter of seizing the moment. I have run into some of my African brothers who give credence to the Caucasian theory, but I do not subscribe to it.