The history of African Americans has always been limited in many school systems creating an ignorance to many people on the construction of this race. To truly understand why a race of people do things you need to know their history and where they came from. The African American Experience is often considered one of the most interesting pieces in history. Africa, the world’s oldest populated area and also considered the beginning of humanity was comprised up to 10,000 different states and groups with distinct languages and religions.The country of Egypt was a huge contributor to the development of Africa and other world civilizations and was the land of mathematics and problem solving. Egypt ,ruled by Pharaohs, dominated lands bordering the
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Black people born and enslaved in Africa could earn their freedom and event marry white people. A man named Antonio Johnson actually bought and gained his freedom and was granted land by the colony. But after the 1640’s, slave status and racial boundaries began to become more strict and slavery quickly became solely on the color of the skin. This is because this way of thinking was by the British and soon America was attempting to gain their independence. The American Revolution offered slaves difficult choices because they didn 't know rather to fight with the British and gain freedom through them or to help the American patriots gain their independence from Great Britain with hope for natural rights and equality with the Americans. Also other slaves took it as an option to wait out the war allowing them to fight for themselves. An example of this would be A man named Thomas Peters who was a slave in Wilmington, North Carolina deaded with this choice. Peters chose the British, and got both freedom and forms of hardship. A document which explains the attitude of american slaves towards helping the americans is a petition of massachusetts Slaves that states they want a Christian country that is equal to all (Rosa pg.127). Many slaves got their freedom during the Revolution. The British army, wanting to leave the colonial areas, freed many slaves as they moved through the South(Hine pg.124). Many slaves in the North were granted their freedom if they agreed to fight for the Americans. Although a clear majority of African Americans remained in bondage, the growth of free black communities in America was because of the American war against Great
Black people born and enslaved in Africa could earn their freedom and event marry white people. A man named Antonio Johnson actually bought and gained his freedom and was granted land by the colony. But after the 1640’s, slave status and racial boundaries began to become more strict and slavery quickly became solely on the color of the skin. This is because this way of thinking was by the British and soon America was attempting to gain their independence. The American Revolution offered slaves difficult choices because they didn 't know rather to fight with the British and gain freedom through them or to help the American patriots gain their independence from Great Britain with hope for natural rights and equality with the Americans. Also other slaves took it as an option to wait out the war allowing them to fight for themselves. An example of this would be A man named Thomas Peters who was a slave in Wilmington, North Carolina deaded with this choice. Peters chose the British, and got both freedom and forms of hardship. A document which explains the attitude of american slaves towards helping the americans is a petition of massachusetts Slaves that states they want a Christian country that is equal to all (Rosa pg.127). Many slaves got their freedom during the Revolution. The British army, wanting to leave the colonial areas, freed many slaves as they moved through the South(Hine pg.124). Many slaves in the North were granted their freedom if they agreed to fight for the Americans. Although a clear majority of African Americans remained in bondage, the growth of free black communities in America was because of the American war against Great