1. What were some of the reasons that African Americans migrated from the South to the North during the first few decades of the twentieth century. During the first few decades of the twentieth century‚ many African-Americans migrated to the North because they felt the North would offer better opportunities than the South. After the Civil War and the Emancipation‚ the South was experiencing an economic depression being that the cotton industry experienced several disasters. • First‚ after the
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Hughes: The Savior of African Americans Langston Hughes was a poet whose poems helped many African Americans. Hughes had achieved
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Barack Obama. New leaders in the 21st century say that reparations‚ or “the making of amends for a wrong one has done by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged‚” as defined by Webster’s Dictionary‚ are necessary because African American citizens are still affected by the unjustifiable treatment of black people during the 1800’s. Slavery’s drastic toll on the black community encourages social justice groups
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African American vs. Caucasian Americans At first glance some people might consider this paper to be on the racial side‚ however it was all written by observations made. There are many differences between African Americans and Caucasians‚ some people don’t see the differences because of ignorance . You must read the paper with an open mind and take none of this to heart. African American and Caucasians function differently in public surroundings. When you see a young African American you usually
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Today we see African Americans depicted in music videos‚ film‚ tv shows‚ news‚ and many other platforms of entertainment and media‚ but how many of those representations are correct? Realistically‚ it is impossible to represent whole racial groups and ethnicities‚ which is why generalizations and stereotypes are created. But the misrepresentation of African Americans in media and entertainment only further stimulates stigma‚ racism‚ mistreatment‚ and discrimination in and towards the black community
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“Reconstruction” period. African Americans were free now but they had to adjust to a new way of living. Because many people did not accept the abolishment of slavery‚ it was difficult for African Americans to be free. During the reconstruction era‚ African Americans were free by law‚ but no resources and racism kept African Americans in slavery. African Americans were still slaves because it was difficult for African Americans to make a living without having to depend on white people. African Americans were not
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African Americans have made significant progress since the end of civil war in 1865(Brinkley 2015). After the war‚ African Americans who were slaves got their freedom and formed Republican Party. The process of reconstruction started and the blacks gained an opportunity to be leaders in the United State government for the first time in history. The blacks won election in southern America state governments and in the Congress of the entire America. After freedom proclamation‚ the African American
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represented a turning point in black American history. It‚ presented an opportunity to improve race relations at home despite the fighting abroad. How could you be racist against people whom are fighting to stabilize your freedom and the freedom of others was the mentality in the minds of black soldiers. Page 2 Although World War I represented a turning point in American history it was evident racial relations would be and issue at home and abroad. When American troops began arriving on the western
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Buying Out Slavery Slavery originated from the mother land known by the name of Africa‚ slavery was in the midst of African communities. These communities held slaves because they were prisoners of war or (pow) for short. Slavery is having ownership over an individual‚ or group of people. These owners control where the slave or slaves live and work‚ and often sell or trade amongst other slave owners. This type of slavery is known as chattel slavery‚ which is a traditional form and is very rare
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This school term‚ along with my classmates‚ I have been required to view a number of documentary films dealing with the African American experience. There was so much information crammed into each of the films shown. However‚ each one has enlightened and opened my mind to thoughts not before imagined. M.K. Asante has written and directed an excellent film on the founding and growth of a cultural holiday that is celebrated by people of color in the four corners of the earth- Kwanzaa. There were
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