African American Group Research Paper

With Abraham’s Emancipation of Proclamation 1863 and thirteenth amendment that ratified in 1865, many African American were set free from slavery. However, African American lived in the Southern United States still was in the system of slavery. This happened because the South passed Black Codes laws which was including vagrancy laws to control those freed slavery. In fact, slavery never disappear and they just changed their name and shape. This means African American once again was trapped in the system of the South called peonage. The conditions of peonage was as worse as slavery.

The history of West Africa has its inhabitant traces is almost 6000 years ancient, but the earliest human beings who came here first were almost 12000 BCE. The enhancement in the farming took place after the arrival of a modern ancestor in the fifth millennium. After making connections with other civilizations like Mediterranean ones, the development of iron industry took place in every use of daily life. The common or traditional business of trade for them consisted of cotton, leather, metals, gold against horses, clothes, copper, salt, etc. They were modifying their lifestyles and politics as more as they were coming closer to other communities of the world (Ajayi, 1970).

The Reconstructive period was considered the period after the Civil War, which was 1865-1877. Abraham Lincoln had started to prepare for the reconstruction of the South during the Civil War while Union soldiers were occupying huge areas of the South. Abraham Lincoln wanted to bring the Nation back together as quickly as he possibly could and by December of 1863 he offered his plan for Reconstruction which required that the state’s new constitutions prohibited slavery.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities, established in the south by black ministers for African Americans who were freed from slavery. The first known HBCU was a school in Philadelphia called Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. Today there are 100 private and public institutions. Some of the top colleges are Spelman College, Morehouse College, Morgan state university, Virginia State University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia Union University. On the other hand, A PWI, predominantly white institution, was established prior to 1964. These schools were mostly for whites but of course some of these labeled PWI’s were slightly integrated. Some PWI’s are Virginia Commonwealth University, Clarke University, Huntington University.

The reading touched on how the building of black schools was financed. I found it interesting that most of the financial contributions were personal contributions from Blacks and taxes paid by black while the philanthropists gave less than 20 percent of the amount needed. However, because the elementary schools were referred to as Rosenwald schools the contributions of Blacks were often relegated to the background. Although, the contribution of the philanthropists did not equal that of the Blacks we see a usurping of power in how they stipulated that, as part of their agreement, the school would be deeded to the southern local school system.

After watching the document and observing each of the tragic events that lead to the revolution I felt that the uprise was lead by justice and that it was meant for the good of many lives. The treatment that the African American slaves were going through were harsh and cruel punishments when harvesting the sugar cane fields. Slaves were sent to work under excruciating heat, venomous ants that lived within the roots of the sugar cane, and the canes thrones cutting them without notice. The masters punished their slaves with brutal and painful manners; this was to bring fear to the rest of the slaves and to gain respect and dominance over them. That fact that the slaves revolted with brutal violence cannot be seen as shocking because some

Recruiting minorities in the police field can be very difficult for many different reasons. For the African-Americans minorities they already have problems, and that was being slaves. African-American's were not seen to be able to hold power and to give authority rule, but have it told to them. These men in the early 1940's could be police officers, but could not arrest whites and only worked in the black neighborhoods. They gave the men jobs, because of the 14th amendment but stripped them of all police powers, other than arresting their own kind.

As a African American student I fell we need a reform because I get mistreated at school I get beaten and spit on. The teacher treated us differently like we're not human to and I asked why is she so rude and she hit me. After that at lunch none of the kid wanted to sit by me when they did it was to make fun of me not being friends. Also every where I went I saw a police officer. And I though to myself why is he here is he trying to protect or punish me. When I went to class everyone was looking at me if I was a alien and none of them invited me to sit by them. To make matters worse the teacher was making fun of me to and she asked me why I'm I here I said for education and everybody laughed at me and started saying racist slurs. And then I

The NAACP was founded in 1909 by Moorfield Storey, Mary White Ovington and W. E. B. Du Bois. The purpose of this organization is to provide equal opportunities and rights to those who have experienced discrimination for their race. This organization was formed after a riot in 1908 called the Race Riot in Springfield, Ohio. After this riot the need for an organization such as this was in high demand. For the first few years of this organization the NAACP used most of their resources to eliminate segregation between the whites and the

Slaves had little to no education during that time and being offered an education or a chance to be taught how to read, or even write was a big deal to them. I think it was a smart idea for the ex-slaves to create a system for education. But then their children were pushed into a system of industrial education that presupposed black political and economic subordination. This conception of education and social order was supported by northern industrial which conflicted with the aspirations of ex-slaves and their descendants, resulting at the turn of the century in a bitter national debate over the purposes of black education. Because African Americans lacked economic and political power, white elites were able to control the structure and content

Introduction: America is a country that is famous for its freedom and its citizens love of patriotism. But America has had a dark past when it comes to the famous Civil Rights Movement of the 1930’s that lasted for a few decades. This was the era when the United States of America was famous for its famous doctrine “Separate but equal” this essentially meant that even though Caucasian and African American citizens where segregated they were supposed to have experienced equality however this was not the case. Many African American citizens where constantly oppressed and did not receive equality to their Caucasian brethren. So, from this I will talk to you today about the Oppression of African American citizens, how World War Two was a pinnacle

The survey was administered on February 20, 2017. The survey was sent to 146 African American males who were graduates of Morehead State University. The emails and names of the participants were provided by Morehead State University’s Development Office. There were 10 questions that were asked of the participants and the survey was available for participants to complete over a three week period of time. Three of the questions were related to demographics such as if they were from Kentucky or outside of the state of Kentucky. The participants also provided their GPA when they graduated, and the length of time that it took them to complete their degrees. An email was sent to 146 participants stating the purpose of the survey. Students

The United Nations states, “transitional justice is the full range of processes and mechanisms associated with a society’s attempt to come to terms with a legacy of large-scale past abuses, in order to ensure accountability, serve justice and achieve reconciliation.” One of the processes and mechanisms of transitional justice is delivering reparations.

Throughout history, many different minority groups have been treated unfairly. Although African Americans, Latino Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans are all minorities, they are similar in the ways of getting treated negatively, but they differ significantly. While some experience different situations in their early histories, stereotypes, discrimination, and other important issues. Some of these minority groups have these issues similar or worse than others.

I chose family relationships and focused on the grandmothers African American families. This description focuses on the idea that a majority of African American children share a home with their grandmothers compared to other ethnicities where is the statics of sharing a home with a grandparent is less likely. It also focuses on the benefits and out comes of the family relationship in comparison to other family situations.