BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : BLACK PEOPLE IN POLAND - THEY ARE POLISH CITIZEN WHO ARE OF BLACK AFRICAN ORIGIN WHO MOSTLY FOUND IN THE BIG CITIES LIKE WARSAW AND KRAKOW :

                     BLACK                 SOCIAL             HISTORY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Today there are about 10,000^{[citation needed]} Polish citizens who are of Black African origin. Historic backgrounds vary, although they are typically either refugees or children of mixed couples. They are almost exclusively located in the major cities of Warsaw and Kraków.

History

Since the fall of Communism in Poland, Black African footballers have started to establish themselves in the country. Notable amongst these sportsmen is Rastan, from Brazil, and the Nigerian-born striker Emmanuel Olisadebe, who is a naturalised Pole and plays for the national team.^[1]

Terminology

The most common word used to describe a Black person in Polish is the noun Murzyn, though it is seen by some people who are not connected to the Polish culture, as being pejorative, which is caused by confusing the word "Murzyn" with the English word "Negro" without acknowledging the significant historical differences between Poland and the Western European countries.^[2] Other typical descriptive terms include adjectives ciemnoskóry and czarnoskóry, which translate to dark-skinned and black-skinned respectively; these are considered neutral or non-derogatory.