The Role Of African Americans In Colonial America

The majority of African Americans in the 18th and 19th in colonial America were slaves. However, a small portion lived as free men and women. Although the promise of freedom seemed great, for African Americans, it was very limited. They faced persecution in nearly all aspects of society. However, for the slaves who had escaped the whip of slavery, there was nothing better than being free. Throughout the United States’ involvement in the slave trade, nearly 400,000 slaves in the United States were transported from West Africa to the colonies. They were subjected to unimaginable and unbearable cruelties. However, it is estimated that around 100,000 fortunate slaves escaped to freedom using the Underground Railroad in the late 18th Century and