Reconstruction legislatures. New opportunities for higher education also became available with the founding soon after the Civil War of black colleges‚ such as Howard University in Washington‚ D.C.‚ and Fisk University in Nashville‚ Tennessee. The number of African-American churches grew significantly and became social and political centers as well as houses of worship. Black ministers assumed a leadership role in the community and were among the first elected officials. The most fundamental concern of blacks
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Growing up African American 1 Growing up African American Growing up African American 2 I am a member of the African American group and I would like to tell you a bit about the group of when I am a part of. Let me start by saying that my African American group originated from Africa and growing up in America can be tough for people of my race‚ the African Americans. My group’s history is wide ranging spanning for many years and varying from region to region within the United
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African-Americans Fighting for Equality Michelle Moore HIS204: American History Since 1865 July 29‚ 2012 African-Americans Fighting for Equality African-Americans have been fighting for equality and freedom every since they were taken from Africa as slaves. They were stolen from their families and separated only to be servants to others as they were belittled‚ beaten‚ put down and treated as nothing. Many things have changed over the centuries‚ but African-Americans still fight everyday for
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and success it is clear to see the enormous gap between whites and blacks. There is a continuous circle of African Americans living in poor neighborhoods that are then forced to go to underfunded schools
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On the other hand‚ there were similarities between both Africans and the Americans is the Whites rule as the main factor‚ and Africans and Americans also protested through acts of disobedience. They both had similar laws that segregated many publics areas between Blacks and White and prevented interracial marriage. Protesters from both countries received brutal force by the police‚ the police used this force to dismantle the protests. They both abolished previous laws that were created for racial
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Misunderstood African American Folks of the USA Can you imagine having to going to a different school then other people because you have blue eyes? Well that’s how white people treated African Americans through the 1800-1900’s and even still to this day in certain parts of our world. African Americans didn’t gain “freedom” until 1865 when the thirteenth amendment abolished slavery everywhere in the US. Although slavery had come to an end many new issues between white people and African Americans
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I cannot begin to argue about African American/Hispanic LGBT‚ living in New York City and their civil rights without remembering the public outcry against black civil rights. Although the focus of this paper is on African American/Hispanic LGBT living in New York City and Their Rights to Marriage I have decided to start my paper of by discussing the civil rights movement of the 1960 ’s. The civil rights movement of the 1960 ’s and the continuing struggle against race-based discrimination were rooted
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Hunter Forsythe Professor Neal Barrett U.S. History II November 12 2014 Mistreated Native Americans and African American Native American and African American cultures each have had their own long rich histories from before the white majority arrived in America. But both of their cultures were entirely or practically destroyed from the US government its self through several act. This paper will contain a comparison and contrasts of acts passed onto these cultures. On February 8‚ 1887‚ the Dawes Allotment
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raised to believe‚ think‚ and act in their society. African American culture‚ also known as black culture‚ is considered to be a subculture of American culture. African American culture began during slavery. Slaves went through the process of ethnic cleansing. They were stripped of their identities and human rights. Within slavery‚ Africans began to create their own new culture. Parts of that culture is still taught‚ believed and used today. African American race and culture have been intertwined in
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though laws had been passed such as the civil rights act. With the end of reconstruction the South was forced to integrate the minorities but did not embrace this change with open arms but with underhanded continued control of the minorities. The African Americans were able to obtain their freedom but this freedom came at a cost. They were no longer slaves but still had a battle to obtain the rights that came with being free such as being paid for work‚ ability to vote‚ own land and participate in
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