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Harapi (Hah-rah-pee)

Harapi, also commonly referred to as Arapi, Arab, Harapёt or the archaic spelling, Arabes, means Black, as in African. It was coined by invading Persian enslavers. A person who self-describes as Arap means they were free Africans; whereas a person who self-identified as Arapi means their families and perhaps they themselves were enslaved.

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