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Some scholars and historical reports have held that Black or African peoples were present in the United States at and/or before the time of European contact, especially in the Southeastern United States, though this is not a mainstream position, and the genetic impact of such peoples on contemporary populations of African-Americans, if any, has not been established.

A number of scholars and historical reports have asserted that Black or African peoples were present in the United States and elsewhere in the Americas at and/or before the time of European contact, though this is not a mainstream academic position.

Pre-Columbian claims