African American Intervention In America During The Early Twentieth-Century

Oppression is a common theme in history. Whether it is based on race or gender the oppressed are inevitably strengthened by the oppression through commitment and perseverance. African Americans were one of the most significant examples of oppression in American history. The emancipation of slavery in 1865 signified the slow fight for freedom and equality for African Americans. Between 1865 and 1905 they suffered extreme oppression, but remained united in their fight to gain independence.

After the Reconstruction act of 1867, this gave African Americans the ability to serve in the government in positions such as congressmen to state and local officials (Reconstruction Government in the South, para. 1 & 8). With extensive research, it can be assumed that the geographical location where African Americans served in government and had enough power in those states are in Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, and Louisiana. At this time, representatives were of a vast majority in government positions in these states, including and more noted, Senator Hiram Revels of Mississippi (Reconstruction Government in the South, para. 11-13). Regarding the party, African Americans made up a majority of southern Republican voters,

The growth and conflicts of late 19th Century America was primarily positive for the United States. In the Fifteenth Amendment, it states that all American citizens, regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Since the Thirteenth Amendment grants anyone American citizenship regardless of race, African Americans were able to vote. This was positive for the United States because gave a whole other group of people the right to present their opinion.

Federal records opens one perspective regarding American history. One example is the establishment of the national archives. Federal records contained amount of information on African American. Federal records also propelled the field of study African American history. Afro American historical research benefited from of the innovation and demands from black scholarship. The need to separate African American from U.S. history became imperative in the late 20th century. However finding records that report the part of African Americans in American work history can be troublesome on the grounds that the government organizations and workplaces that made these records orchestrated their lists and documents by name of foundation.

When Africa Americans were freed from slavery that put a huge negative hit on the south economically. Due to no more free labor the cotton business took a turn for the worst, that is why many former slave owners tried to take away many African Americans rights. By using violence when things started going awry that’s when congress stepped in and created a reform. One of the many influential things they did was giving African Americans the ability to vote. When doing this this led to many black politicians having important seats in office. This then led the south to creating free public schools for African Americans to learn and attend.

Impacts of the millions of Americans on the Plains Indians as they settled on the Great Plains from 1865 to 1900

The Reconstruction period after the Civil War was a fail attempt at uniting a divided nation over the issue of slavery and integrating freed African Americans into society. The efforts of the North was met with large, aggressive, and often violent white southern resistance. White supremacy groups like the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) with the combination of Black Codes, laws passed by Southern states post Civil War to prevent African Americans from achieving political and economic autonomy, intimidated African Americans and pushed back their civil liberties that was gained with the establishment of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment. The 13th amendment abolished slavery, the 14th amendment granted former slaves recently freed citizenship as well as anyone who is born or naturalized in

After the war was over, most Americans forgot the role African-Americans played. No one thanked or even acknowledged the contributions of the African-Americans in establishing the new nation after all. African American families did not have an easy life growing up during the time of this war. They had to manage to make it through all the hardships struggling with slavery and fighting against the British at the same time in order to gain the freedom that they were granted by the British and Lord Dunmore. The African-Americans learned how to accommodate and become more willing to help the USA in the revolution against Britain. African-Americans secured their independence, supported the revolution, and the freedom offered to them if they served

America went to great lengths to pursue happiness, but was set back by the election of 1876. Due to the destruction after the Civil war, a plan to reconstruct was in motion while also welcoming millions of slaves as american citizens. Due mostly to the South's actions, reconstruction was killed by 1877.

The Reconstruction era was put into effect by Congress in 1866 and lasted until 1877. Reconstruction was aimed at reorganizing the Southern states after the Civil War. The reconstruction plan granted the means for readmitting the southern states into the Union, and tried to come up with the methods by which whites and blacks could live together in a non-slave society. America's position as a country was established on principles of freedom but those beliefs were weakened by slavery. At the end of the Civil War, many blacks felt that they were entitled to start collecting the benefits that had been denied for so many years. Being able to vote, own land and have a voice in political affairs were all goals that they believed were reachable.

Recently in the United States there has been an uprising in backlash due to the growing knowledge of the issues facing African Americans. The issues have existed for a very long time, but recent events such as fatal encounters with police officers have made this more present in the media. I believe it is more of people realizing they aren’t getting what they deserve and then people still denying those rights. Ever since the Civil War, member of the southern states have hung up the confederate rebel flag as a reminder of their place in history. Today, the battle for this flag to be taken down has received much media attention. The flag is viewed in some minds as a symbol of rebelling against oppressors instead of a representation of the support

Question 2: From the African American perspective it appears that the North won the Civil War and lost the peace, for, despite temporary gains, they secured no permanent political or economic rights in the postwar period.

We come today to take this time to talk about the contributions of African-Americans, to talk about the struggle of African-Americans, to identify and to celebrate the many contributions that African-Americans have made to this country and this world. Back in 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard Ph.D. who had 11 years earlier founded the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, initiated what was known as Negro History Week. It was Dr. Woodson's hope that through this very special observance, all Americans would be reminded of their ethnic roots, and a togetherness in U.S. racial groups would develop out of a mutual respect for all backgrounds. Now we have expanded Negro History Week to Negro History Month,

World War two was the second global war of the 20th century. D-Day was the first leap to ending the war. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor the Americans joined in helping in WWII against the axis powers.

It is easy for people to forget about people who helped them after a period, Years after the defeat of the British at Yorktown, The Americans forgot the Important role the black played during the war for independence. In Philadelphia in 1876 after 100 years of Independence. The African American contribution was not acknowledged, in 1783, thousands of Black American was involved in the war; some won their freedom, some were active participant while some were victims. The black gave their loyalty to the sides they felt will provide them freedom. In 1775 the black settled in 13 colonies, close to million African American were enslaved in the 18th century John Woolman & George Keith question why they still have slaves there was no response in