[African-American]

I have heard Italians and Italian Americans call African Americans ‘Eggplants.’ Can someone tell me what this term means, and its origin?
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Name : African-American, Race : Black/African American, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, 

[Paula]

That is a reference to color of skin, as in an eggplant has a black peel. I believe the Italian slang for “black person” is “moulie,” which comes from the word for eggplant.

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Name : Paula, Gender : F, Age : 31, City : Texarkana, State : AR, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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