The United States of America is the only country with so many different types of ethnicities under the same government. African Americans generally, persons living in the western hemisphere who are descendants of Africans, especially black Africans. Ethnicity is defined as a shared culture, which may include heritage, language, religion, and more. No ethnicity group came into this country without fighting for their place in society, but the longest fighting group was done by African Americans from 1620 to 1960s. Although slavery was abolished in 1865, the Civil Rights Movement ended it all.
African American came to the United states in two different ways the slave trade and migration. The first Africans who arrived in North America were ladinos, …show more content…
African American started celebrating Kwanzaa or “first fruits” in 1966. Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration of African heritage derived from Western countries of Africa. African American were not educated due to being slaves. Their rights were limited since they were basically considered as property. The only time a person had an education was from their family, they spent most of their time working in the fields,from dawn to dusk. Most African American history is through oral tradition, it was shared through folktales. Anyone with the simple history of black in their family was segregated from the white people, they were considered low life. It was feared that education can lead to rebellion.African Americans were segregated from schools in the North which were better because in the South they did not receive any form of education. There has been a history of African American fighting for the education rights such as Brown Vs. Board of Education of 1954 in which the Supreme Court rules unanimously that segregation in public schools in unconstitutional. Little Rock Arkansas were the first black students to attend the …show more content…
Such people as Martin Luther King Jr. whose was The great civil rights activist who was the leading force behind the withdrawal of segregation laws in the 1960 's. Frederick Douglas bravely fought for the cause of the abolishment of slavery in the United States. Rosa Parks a woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus in order that a white person could get a seat. In response to her refusal, she was arrested, which sparked a movement, Blacks started boycotting riding the buses. Malcolm X, “ calls for armed self-defense reflected widespread anger among urban blacks that burst forth in extensive racial violence in Los Angeles in August 1965”(Industries,2016). The years of civil rights activism in the South led to an upsurge in racial pride and militancy among blacks throughout the nation. After the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in
African American came to the United states in two different ways the slave trade and migration. The first Africans who arrived in North America were ladinos, …show more content…
African American started celebrating Kwanzaa or “first fruits” in 1966. Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration of African heritage derived from Western countries of Africa. African American were not educated due to being slaves. Their rights were limited since they were basically considered as property. The only time a person had an education was from their family, they spent most of their time working in the fields,from dawn to dusk. Most African American history is through oral tradition, it was shared through folktales. Anyone with the simple history of black in their family was segregated from the white people, they were considered low life. It was feared that education can lead to rebellion.African Americans were segregated from schools in the North which were better because in the South they did not receive any form of education. There has been a history of African American fighting for the education rights such as Brown Vs. Board of Education of 1954 in which the Supreme Court rules unanimously that segregation in public schools in unconstitutional. Little Rock Arkansas were the first black students to attend the …show more content…
Such people as Martin Luther King Jr. whose was The great civil rights activist who was the leading force behind the withdrawal of segregation laws in the 1960 's. Frederick Douglas bravely fought for the cause of the abolishment of slavery in the United States. Rosa Parks a woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus in order that a white person could get a seat. In response to her refusal, she was arrested, which sparked a movement, Blacks started boycotting riding the buses. Malcolm X, “ calls for armed self-defense reflected widespread anger among urban blacks that burst forth in extensive racial violence in Los Angeles in August 1965”(Industries,2016). The years of civil rights activism in the South led to an upsurge in racial pride and militancy among blacks throughout the nation. After the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in