the same as the Whites (or the Whites ´)?

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the same as the Whites (or the Whites ´)?

the same as the Whites (or the Whites ´)?

Hi guys!
would you say : African-Americans couldn ´t use the same drinking fountains as the Whites( or Whites ´).
I ´m a bit confused...
thanks for replying ;)

7 Jul 2011

ueslteacher

the Whites check here. IHO it ´s usually Blacks & Whites. I mean that seems logically/stylistically appropriate, right? Otherwise it should be African Americans & white people. What would American experts say?

Sophia

7 Jul 2011

yanogator

Definitely no apostrophe, because you are essentially saying, "African-Americans couldn ´t use the same drinking fountains as the whites used". (No capital letter on "whites" either, since it ´s not a nationality).

Bruce

7 Jul 2011

Jayho

If you look here you will see they use African-Americans ... white counterparts.

7 Jul 2011

cheers ;)

7 Jul 2011