This category includes articles on people (primarily of African descent) who were held as slaves in the United States of America.
 | For convenience, all American slaves should be included in this category. This includes all American slaves that can also be found in the subcategories. |
| This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American people. It includes people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. |