Facts About African American History

By Tammie Caldwell


The African people have a history that is quite interesting. In this piece of writing, we will discuss the African American history and how the people advanced in life as the years advanced. In the present times, there are many Africans who have settled in the country. They form a major part of the US history, and you find that most of them are offspring of former slaves.

Even so, a portion became citizens of the US due to marriages and immigration that the places in other country stop. Black Americans are believed to have come from West Africa because of this famous transatlantic trade. The trade was a connecting factor to three continents Europe, America, and Africa.

The Europeans who were the first to conquer America were in search of cheap labor, which could be found in Africa. The trade pushed the African communities into selling delinquent community members who had committed serious crimes that were unaccepted.

In some areas communities engaged in the war so that they could capture more slaves that they could use to get products that the European people had. It is this trade that exposed Africa to the rest of the world and later led to the scramble and partition of Africa. The farm lands in America needed people who could work on them because the natives were dying, and their numbers were dwindling because of harsh conditions.

African was also known as hardworking persons and so the appealed to other nations. Moreover, they could endure very harsh working conditions which other people could not. The trade became so popular such that Europe developed at a first rate compared to other countries in the world. The first black individual to enter America did so because of this trade.

With the growing number of slaves, the African American population was born. With time, the slave trade was done away with, and the descendants of the slave owners could interact in free manner within the nation. Nevertheless, racism is still rooted in the country despite the slave trade being abolished.

People from the white descent highly despised blacks and likewise. They could not share common amenities wit blacks, and the society became divided. However, with the rise of leaders like Martin Luther King Junior, a new evolution erupted since he was in the forefront championing for an impartial society. He led people to demonstrate in the streets so that some laws that worsened the already divided nation could be abolished.

The demonstration that his brave leader lead ushered in a completely new era in America. The back people could now be employed in offices just like their white counterparts. Moreover, public amenities could now be shared equally regardless of the race of societal status. Unfortunately, Martin Luther was assassinated years later but he made it clear that one day America will be a just society. After his assassination, Barrack Obama became president several years later. It was a great achievement for this great nation as it ushered in a cohesive society. In the current times, the blacks are children of slaves while other is immigrants. The nation has become one regardless of mixed race.




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