African Americans in America
African Americans in America: The Fight
Name
HIS204: American History Since 1865
Dr. Kirk Strawbridge
30 Sep 13
African Americans have struggled with freedom before America was even a country. Freedom is something that Americans today take for granted. We look at third world countries that continue to exercise discrimination and segregation and America looks down on them. American’s fight wars to protect those discriminated against in other countries. We are almost numb to the fact that we, as Americans, were one of these countries. Some may even feel that these ignorant ideologies still exist today. No one wants to look o the past when this country was not acting like the America we try to project today. “Land of the Free” just fell a little short back then. African Americans has faced challenges from Slavery, the Civil War, the Civil War Amendments, Reconstruction Era, segregation, and the Civil Rights Movement.
African Americans have endured a long and hard fight to get the freedom and rights they deserve. You must not forget the past to create a foundation to not repeat the acts in which are hard to read. The fight has been long and many have been injured or killed along the way. The road started with slavery. The civil war separated the country and eventually leads to the Reconstruction Era. The reconstruction feed America’s racism and segregation that still has lingered effects in the country. African Americans fought not only for rights but also for America as a country. The civil rights movement empowered African Americans to stand up and be strong for what they deserve. This fight has been a long and hard struggle for African Americans. It all started with Slavery.
Slaver first started when the first boat carrying African slaves arrived at Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. Africans were indentured servants and not slaves at this time. It is unclear is racism fueled slavery or if slavery fueled racism (Racism, 2011).
Name
HIS204: American History Since 1865
Dr. Kirk Strawbridge
30 Sep 13
African Americans have struggled with freedom before America was even a country. Freedom is something that Americans today take for granted. We look at third world countries that continue to exercise discrimination and segregation and America looks down on them. American’s fight wars to protect those discriminated against in other countries. We are almost numb to the fact that we, as Americans, were one of these countries. Some may even feel that these ignorant ideologies still exist today. No one wants to look o the past when this country was not acting like the America we try to project today. “Land of the Free” just fell a little short back then. African Americans has faced challenges from Slavery, the Civil War, the Civil War Amendments, Reconstruction Era, segregation, and the Civil Rights Movement.
African Americans have endured a long and hard fight to get the freedom and rights they deserve. You must not forget the past to create a foundation to not repeat the acts in which are hard to read. The fight has been long and many have been injured or killed along the way. The road started with slavery. The civil war separated the country and eventually leads to the Reconstruction Era. The reconstruction feed America’s racism and segregation that still has lingered effects in the country. African Americans fought not only for rights but also for America as a country. The civil rights movement empowered African Americans to stand up and be strong for what they deserve. This fight has been a long and hard struggle for African Americans. It all started with Slavery.
Slaver first started when the first boat carrying African slaves arrived at Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. Africans were indentured servants and not slaves at this time. It is unclear is racism fueled slavery or if slavery fueled racism (Racism, 2011).
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