As I child i saw many lovely carvings of animals, small toys made of coat hanger wire and lots of cloth houseware, tablecloths, napkins etc made with simple cloth an hundreds of tiny beads.
The word Africans is the plural form. The singular form is African. Some nouns in their plural form can be used to refer to an entire group, like the word Africans. But it is still a plural word.
European colonists excused African slavery by promoting racist ideologies that dehumanized Africans and justified their subjugation as a means to exploit their labor for economic gain. They also used religious beliefs to rationalize the practice and argued that Africans were inferior and needed to be controlled for their own good.
Africans, or as they are now referred to African-Americans.
West African slave traders
The us needed people to do their work so they captured Africans and used them as slaves.
In 1670, English settlers used enslaved Africans as laborers for growing rice,tobacco,and indigo.
He was an African. "Moor" was the word used for Africans in Shakespeare's day, both North Africans and subsaharan Africans. It is not clear which Shakespeare intended Othello to be, but he was certainly darker skinned than Iago or any of the Italians.
The Africans used wood to create their woodcarvings because wood was readily available.
Africans were used as slaves due to the demand for labor in European colonies, coupled with the belief that Africans were inferior beings, leading to the transatlantic slave trade. Economic interests and the desire for free labor also played a significant role in the widespread use of African slaves.
As I child i saw many lovely carvings of animals, small toys made of coat hanger wire and lots of cloth houseware, tablecloths, napkins etc made with simple cloth an hundreds of tiny beads.
Well, since they are AFRICAN masks i suppose they were used by the Africans. Since it was after all in their religion. Some European painters also used the masks like Pablo Picasso. If you want to know the use of African masks then go to this website: http://www.artyfactory.com/africanmasks/context/function.htm If you want details i would suggest to check this website out too!! http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_African_masks
Slaveowners justified enslaving Africans by promoting racist ideologies that deemed African people as inferior and better suited for servitude. They also used economic arguments, claiming that slavery was necessary for the economy and that Africans were better off enslaved. Additionally, they often cited legal and religious justifications to control and exploit African labor.