Advertisement'Negro' Not Allowed On Federal Forms? White House To DecideDecember 13, 2017Hansi Lo WangfacebookEmailA demonstrator carries a sign that says "More than 300,000 Negroes are Denied Vote in Ala" to protest then-Alabama Gov. George Wallace's visit to Indianapolis in 1964. The word "Negro" was widely used to describe black people in the U.S. during the early civil rights era. (AP)