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Because they were shipped from Africa to the Carribean & US as slaves. They were forced to live & work on cotton & sugar plantations. Over time these people have become free to live & work where they choose to, but their ancestors had no choice in their removal from Africa.
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Is there a state in the US that have no African Americans?
no
How did African Americans contribute to the US Civil War?
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Barack Obama.
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What is the primary pattern used by the majority to deal with African Americans who came to the US as slaves?
what was the primary pattern used by the majority to deal with African Americans who came to the US as slaves
