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Who brought African-Americans to America?
Most were brought to North America between 1650 and 1800. Most arrived on Spanish ships. During this period of time these Spanish ships delivered about 12 million black people all over the world. Only 645,000 were brought to what is now known as the United States.
Why is Madame cj Walker famous?
She was the first African-American to come with hair care inventions went on to become the first self made female millionaire in North American.
Who is Mary Ann Shadd?
Mary Shadd Cary was an abolitionist of African-American descent, who disagreed with the separate, but equal theory of many of her peers in the struggle for liberty and freedom of African-Americans. When the Fugitive Slave Act was enacted in 1859, which denied runaway enslaves a trial by jury and the opportunity to testify on their own behalf, Cary protested that the act jeopardized all blacks residing in the United States and justified their moving to Canada or other countries. She subsequently helped many of the enslaved to migrate to Canada.
What affect did slavery have on the world today?
All the blacks on the N & S American continents would not be there today, without the Slave Trade.
How did blacks view World War 1?
mexico
Why did the Ku Klux Klan attack the African American teachers and ministers?
African American teachers and ministers encouraged blacks to vote.
What was the results from Jim Crow laws?
This was a way that the whites could get power over the African American's since the African American's had just gained their freedom after the Civil War. These laws pretty much did everything to the African American's except slavery. The blacks had their freedoms taken away.
Were blacks affected by reverse discrimination?
The blacks were slightly affected by reverse discrimination. Only about 3% of the respondents were from the African-American race.
How many blacks lived in the US 1860?
13% of the American population was African-americans.
What are some proper terms used for black people?
Negroes, African-American,Blacks
Is erykah badu an African?
Im sure she was born in America. She is just an African-American, like most blacks in the U.S.
Who is Booker T Washington?
He was the first African American to open a school for blacks(Tuskegee university)
What was the first institution fully controlled by blacks that took part in almost every element of southern black life apex?
African American churches
Ethiopia and which country were not colonized?
Liberia is the other African country that people usually claim is not colonized, but since it was founded by American Blacks who established a very European-style country, it is hard to make the claim that it was not a colonial project.
What heritage did jazz grow from?
African and European influenced Jazz. However it was born in America, created after the abolition of slavery. It drew influence from blues and ragtime. Two African American types of music. Jazz was mainly blacks but white participated and helped further the genre throughout the years.
Do black people have their own language?
It depends where they are from. Don't assume all Blacks are African-American; there also are people who are African & Afro-Latino, for example.
Which prominent american leader encouraged the use of african american slaves during the revolutionary war?
John Quincy Adams is a prominent American leader Êwho encouraged the use of african american slaves.During this war freedom was the motivation for the blacks.
