When are racial descriptions capitalized?

[Twylla]

I am writing a review for Prodigy Slave (a wonderful book) and I can't find a definitive answer to this question anywhere. I have a sentence in the review: "At this time in American history, an indentured Negro woman was considered to be a lesser creature. " When is the word Negro capitalized? The same question would apply for Asian, Caucasian, Indian....

Thank you!

[Eutoc]

I am writing a review for Prodigy Slave (a wonderful book) and I can't find a definitive answer to this question anywhere. I have a sentence in the review: "At this time in American history, an indentured Negro woman was considered to be a lesser creature. " When is the word Negro capitalized? The same question would apply for Asian, Caucasian, Indian....

Thank you!

I was about to ask the same question. Were you able to get an answer?

[Diana Lowery]

From:
https://www.hamilton.edu/academics/cent ... disability

Capitalize racial/ethnic groups: Black, Asian, Native American. Depending on the context, white may or may not be capitalized.
Do not hyphenate a phrase when used as a noun, but use a hyphen when two or more words are used together to form an adjective:
African Americans migrated to northern cities. (noun)
African-American literature. (adjective)

Remember that language is evolving and context-dependent,

[Twylla]

I am writing a review for Prodigy Slave (a wonderful book) and I can't find a definitive answer to this question anywhere. I have a sentence in the review: "At this time in American history, an indentured Negro woman was considered to be a lesser creature. " When is the word Negro capitalized? The same question would apply for Asian, Caucasian, Indian....

Thank you!

I was about to ask the same question. Were you able to get an answer?

no but I assumed if it reflect a person's culture, it should be capitalized.

[Rabiul_tanmoy250]

it's I think cultural respect and also respect to these people

[Charlize Venter]

I am writing a review for Prodigy Slave (a wonderful book) and I can't find a definitive answer to this question anywhere. I have a sentence in the review: "At this time in American history, an indentured Negro woman was considered to be a lesser creature. " When is the word Negro capitalized? The same question would apply for Asian, Caucasian, Indian....

Thank you!

The word ‘negro’ would be capitalized if it were a proper noun, in this instance it serves as an adjective describing the woman.

[Samuel Mamo]

It largelly depend on the context; on your context, "Negro" is a colour of skin so, I think it is better to be counted as an adjective- no need to capitalize it.