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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The states with the highest percentage of African Americans are Mississippi, Louisiana, and Georgia. In terms of crime rates among African Americans, the states with higher rates of crime among this group include Illinois, Louisiana, and Missouri.
During Reconstruction, the two states with the largest numbers of African Americans serving in state governments were South Carolina and Louisiana. South Carolina had a significant representation, with many African Americans elected to the state legislature, while Louisiana also saw a notable presence of Black officials, including in key positions. This period marked a significant advancement for African Americans in political representation following the Civil War.
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
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Yes, African Americans did create paper. (Go African Americans!)
Conditions for African Americans in the south.
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.