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Africans have a great affinity for their American cousins and look up to them. They understand that only the best were sent to the New World and the standard of living for African-Americans is many times that of those who stayed in Africa. African-Americans are highly educated, many going to Harvard and Columbia Law School such as Barack Obama who was born in Kenya. Africans have a low standard of living and most are not educated. Is it any wonder that Africans hold successful African-Americans in such high esteem?
It was used as a tactic to "break" them much like cattle and horses. Names hold power and when you take away someones name, you take away their identity. Their sense of self. It was used to show control and dominance.
Honestly, the specifics depend on what time period you were referring to but in general from the US Civil War through the Civil Rights Movement, southern whites viewed the North as uneducated in the ways of the South, as getting involved in something they had no business tampering with and southerners thought northerners viewed themselves as superior over their southern brethren. In regards to minorities, many (but not all) Southerners viewed minorities as a lower life form, basically. Quite a lot of fear and misunderstanding played into that view as well because the whites didn't understand many of the customs of the minorities and vice versa. Ironically, many Southerners viewed themselves as superior over minorities, especially African-Americans.
The Alamo was the mission in Texas where Americans were trying to hold off Santa Anna's army.
The North provided more job opportunities beyond agriculture, better living standards, the right to vote, integrated schools, and the opportunity to hold political office.
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african americans were not ready to hold political office
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The Texas Constitution of 1866 gave African Americans protection of personal property of African American Texan's, but it did not permit them to vote, hold public office, or serve as jurors.
Red Clutera is the rochest African American woman in the world, her bank currently hold 26.8 billion dollars.
Africans have a great affinity for their American cousins and look up to them. They understand that only the best were sent to the New World and the standard of living for African-Americans is many times that of those who stayed in Africa. African-Americans are highly educated, many going to Harvard and Columbia Law School such as Barack Obama who was born in Kenya. Africans have a low standard of living and most are not educated. Is it any wonder that Africans hold successful African-Americans in such high esteem?
It restricted their economic rights, they could not vote, hold office, serve on a jury or receive a public education.
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African Americans faced widespread segregation and Jim Crow laws, which enforced racial segregation in public facilities such as schools, transportation, and restaurants. They were subjected to separate and inferior facilities and services compared to white Americans. African Americans were also often denied their voting rights through measures such as poll taxes, literacy tests, and intimidation tactics. This disenfranchisement suppressed their political power and prevented them from participating fully in the democratic process. African Americans were subjected to widespread racial violence and lynching, particularly in the southern states. They were targeted for asserting their rights or challenging white supremacy, leading to a climate of fear and control that further marginalized and oppressed the African American community.
It restricted their economic rights, they could not vote, hold office, serve on a jury or receive a public education.
There are certainly Americans who hold political office, but most of them do so in America.