The concept of identity in the United States often boils down to racial characteristics that serve both as a point of unity (for African-Americans) and a point of attack (against White Americans).
Like Jews, who are White or not-White depending on what interest they are pushing, Blacks are Americans or Victims-of-America for the same reason. The very common whine of Blacks about how "America" treats them shows that they see themselves as outsiders to the White nation within which they find themselves. There are exceptions but exceptions don't count. The 1790 Naturalization Act shows the Founding Fathers' intent: a White nation.
Like Jews, who are White or not-White depending on what interest they are pushing, Blacks are Americans or Victims-of-America for the same reason. The very common whine of Blacks about how "America" treats them shows that they see themselves as outsiders to the White nation within which they find themselves. There are exceptions but exceptions don't count. The 1790 Naturalization Act shows the Founding Fathers' intent: a White nation.