United States counties with African American majority populations

Over the years, the population increased exponentially causing a decrease in food and land; many Irish fled for a new beginning. The Irish originally journeyed to the United the States in the 15th century, with “Galway-born William Ayers one of Columbus's crew in 1492” (Rapple, n.d.). Furthermore, in the 17th century immigration increased due to a large group being “exiled to the West Indies by Cromwell in the 1640’s” (Rapple, n.d.). In the later years, the majority of the Irish immigrants…

properly define the term. Only days following his first public cry for “Black Power,” CBS reporters cross-examined Carmichael after having broadcasted a short piece on SNCC’s organizing efforts in Lowndes County, Alabama that had culminated in the foundation of an independent party in that county. While the two reporters addressed Carmichael in a critical but paternalistic manner were largely unmoved by his answers, they pressed him hard on one particular aspect–his stance on the question of…

internal functions of the population. For example; gaining knowledge of, age, gender, ethnic groups, educational level, income, prominent illness/disease, life expectancy, health care access, and if the population have health insurance or are without coverage all shape and determine community need and compliance to health promotion. The statistics about community aid the CHN in development and delivery of specific needs and its execution all the services supplied. Age Population Birth to 19…

There was plenty of evidence that proved his innocence, but the evidence was ignored because of racism, the time period and slavery. Racism in the southern portion of the United States was extremely prevalent during the 1930s. In the book, “ To Kill A Mockingbird” the main setting is in a rural town in Alabama called Maycomb County. In the book, Atticus Finch is a lawyer who tries his hardest to do what he thinks is right. He is far from what most people may think a lawyer is. He is honest,…

Bell is a small city in the Los Angeles County located west of the Los Angeles River. Some surrounding cities include Maywood, Cudahy, Bell Gardens, Huntington Park, Commerce, Walnut Park, and South Gate. Bell, although is a suburb, it is considered its own city and only takes up 2.5 sq miles of land. HISTORY Bell has a rich history of Native Americans dating back thousands of years. In 500 B.C. the Gabrieliño Indians migrated to what is now known as the city of Bell. Spaniards occupied the…

guidance of the 13th Amendment we still have the repeating error of wrongful conviction. Every 1 in 25 Americans that has been sentenced to death have been later proven of being innocent (Gross, 2015). To Resolve the problem of wrongful conviction in the prison and jail system the governor should lower the sentencing of minor crimes, strengthen the use of DNA and, review old cases often. The United States has been known of being very tough when it comes to implementing punishment, although some…

The criminal justice system in the United States has increasingly targeted people of color, more specifically African Americans, for crimes that they may have not committed. A huge number of incarcerated African Americans have been wrongfully convicted within the past 20 years. Through the creation of the national police force in 1893, African Americans have had a target on their back. Ever since the establishment of Jim Crows Laws in the 1890s through “separate but equal,” racism has been…

Racial segregation has left its mark on the economic balance between minority groups, and white individuals. Many areas populated by a majority of colored individuals have the least economic opportunity to escape poverty. The imbalance of opportunity for minority groups has placed them at a disadvantage created through the separation of races. White people were the only race who had wealth during the times of segregation, and they did not want to settle in poor communities, so they created their…

After the American Revolution, the United States underwent a decade of political and economic unrest under the rule of the Articles of Confederation. Then, our nation adopted the Constitution. The document reshaped our nation economically, politically, and socially, from a vulnerable, divided nation to a powerful, stable nation. However, now, our nation had a traditional economic system, which focused mainly on agriculture, and enormous resources that waited to be exploited (lecture October 25).…

The Comparative Aspects of Slavery in the United States and Brazil The United States (U.S) and Brazil are two Western cultures that both went through a period in the 19th century where Africans worked as slaves. In the Southern U.S., slavery was high in the mid-1800s, but it was not abolished until the end of American Civil War in 1865 when the House passed the 13th Amendment. Like the U.S., Portuguese settlers also employed slaves, but slavery was not abolished until the late-1800s…