Webster's 1828 Dictionary defines "black" as a "a negro; a person whose skin is black."
Noah Webster, 1828 Webster's Dictionary, (The Editorium, 1828), "black," accessed October 26, 2021
BLACK, noun That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black
1. A negro; a person whose skin is black
2. A black dress, or mourning; as, to be clothed in black