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    African Amercican History

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    African American History 4/30/12 Why there are More Black Females in College than Black Males It is common knowledge that there is a drastic difference in the number of African American females in college versus the number of their male counterparts in college. However‚ a question that is seldom asked or thought about by the majority of the population is why? Why has there been little to none progression nor influence with this alarming disparity? To find the answer to this question‚ one

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    European Slave Trading

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    Want for Labouring People: European Slave Trading in the Indian Ocean‚ 1500-1850” - 02/27/2016 Richard Allen’s article replaces the “want for labouring people” or slaves in its context. The French‚ British and Dutch colonies of the Indian Ocean had a strong need for an inexpensive labor‚ especially since the local workforce was every expensive. The article also refutes common misconceptions about the slave trading in the Indian Ocean and shows that this slave trading was actually more significant

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    Incidents of a Slave Girl

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    Blacks Are More Than Just Oppressed Ray John De Leon Dr. Joseph US History 2313 11 April 2013 In Harriet Jacobs’s narrative‚ Incident in the Life of a Slave Girl‚ she gives realistic and truthful descriptions of life as a slave. Although not all blacks in the South were slaves‚ they were still oppressed in many ways such as with discrimination and lacking certain freedoms. Of course‚ situations concerning the daily life of blacks in the south‚ enslaved or free‚ varied in different areas due

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    North Atlantic Slave Trade

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    HIST1105 Essay Question: Edward Long justified slavery in 1774 by arguing that black Africans’ “narrow intellect” and “bestial smell” implied that they might almost be of a different species. What part did racism play in establishing and maintaining the north Atlantic slave trade? Response: With the discovery and colonisation of the New World‚ white Europeans had to establish a workforce to perform the transformation of vast areas of land. Massive vegetation clearance‚ road construction

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    African American Music

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    something through a rhythm‚ it becomes a music. Many people believe that African Americans are some of the few people whose soul is expressed exclusively through music. Black American music represents their spirits‚ which started as the voice that was prohibited. Since Africans were brought to the United States as slaves‚ they lost their basic human rights due to their slaveholders fear of a slave rebellion. Therefore‚ slaves were not allowed to learn to read or write. Tolerating

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    Once the African landed in the Americas and endured the humiliation of being sold like livestock the African now had the challenge of acculturation. Africans enslaved in the Americas had to make adjustments‚ learning their captors’ language‚ adopting much of their culture‚ and accepting their religious beliefs. The acculturation period of the African varied with time‚ place and numerous other factors (Blassingame‚ 1979) But even with the challenge of acculturation Africans living on the plantation

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    life of a slave‚ Linda battles with slavery. Linda is a strong black female. She stood up for what she believed in and she was very determined to get freedom. Slaves were considered property‚ and sexual favors of slave women were often associated with their masters. Linda denied Dr. Flint‚ when he tired to have a sexual relationship with her‚ when Linda was 15 years old Dr. Flint started to raped her. He threatens to kill her grandmother if she tries to tell her. I feel that most slave women gave

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    African Literature‚ although unrecorded‚ dates back to ancient history. This is a research on the history and related concepts of how their culture began through their writings. Bird’s Eyeview African literature has more recently become more popular specially as it has greatly influenced the American literature. This website presents a general and more popular way of looking at the beginnings‚ development‚ influences on the literary works of the people of this culture-rich continent. What is Literature

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    The African slave trade‚ more specifically the Trans Atlantic slave trade as opposed to the East Indian‚ (although both served western ideals) robbed the continent of its most natural‚ essential and irreplaceable asset: its human resources. Those who were captured‚ shipped‚ and sold in the Americas were raped of their family‚ their language‚ their history‚ their culture‚ their ethnicity‚ the very names they carried and their pride for their homeland. Families were separated before even leaving

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    Spartacus and the Slave Wars Slavery is a powerful word. To be a slave and to be owned by a person or household is something I’m very fortunate that I never had to experience. Unfortunately throughout civilization this was exactly how things were. The rich got richer and the poorer‚ poorer. The rich needed people to work for them so they purchased slaves to do all their daily chores and make their life a luxury. Once you were a slave‚ you were bound to your owner and had to do everything

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