They got here by slave ships during the times of slavery (very long time ago).
African Americans brought okra or in African "gumbo". also yams and rice.
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Is Zydeco the Music of the french speaking African American of south louisiana
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They became victims of racial discrimination and violence
Actually it is still going on today, there isn't a spcific time they started coming to Lousiana
african americans
Yes, African Americans did create paper. (Go African Americans!)
Conditions for African Americans in the south.
African Americans who stood up for themselves - Apex
In the Great Migration, which took place in 1910-1930, millions of African Americans "migrated" to the Midwest, Northeast, and West of the United States from Southern states such as Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. A second movement -- New Great Migration -- has been occurring since 1965 and is essentially the reverse of the Great Migration, with African Americans moving to the "New South" where job growth exceeded that of the North and racism/discrimination has abated.
He worked for the rights of African Americans.